Recipient

J D Wetherspoon PLC

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First report 24 Aug 2023•Latest report 24 Aug 2023

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Private and voluntary organisations · Public limited company. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
100%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
2

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

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Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

Evidence profile

Report topics

Share of this recipient’s reports compared with all other recipients.

100%published responses found
0stated actions described

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from J D Wetherspoon PLC linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

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    Christopher James Locke · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Christopher James Locke sustained a cardiac arrest at a public house on 21 October 2021 and died at Morriston Hospital on 29 October 2021 from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy caused by the arrest. The concerns included that emergency services did not instruct the caller to begin chest compressions, and that public-house staff may lack CPR training needed to provide lifesaving treatment when appropriate.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to J D Wetherspoon PLC; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Hindered ability of alcohol-consuming bystanders to administer emergency treatment

    Wider context from the report

    “2. Ordinary bystanders’ ability to administer emergency treatment may be hindered by their own consumption of alcohol ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to J D Wetherspoon PLC; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to provide staff with CPR training

    Wider context from the report

    “3. Whilst the primary responsibility of staff is to comply with EMD directions they are deprived of the opportunity to provide lifesaving treatment in circumstances that warrant it if that training is not offered 4. Staff would not know the circumstances that warrant it without the benefit of CPR training. ”
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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to J D Wetherspoon PLC; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Risk of injuries requiring emergency treatment in pub environments

    Wider context from the report

    “1. In a pub environment there is a greater chance for the public to sustain injuries that requires emergency treatment ”
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    Source evidence

    How this respondent position was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Existing policy of calling emergency services and relying on qualified medical professionals is considered sufficient; CPR training will not be added.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Wetherspoon have a policy that if any customers or staff get into a medical emergency, care is provided by appropriately trained medical professionals. It is therefore Wetherspoon’s policy that for any injury or medical incident that requires immediate attention, emergency services are called and an ambulance is requested. Wetherspoon does not provide or offer medical training (which would include CPR training) to its staff as it feels a qualified medical professional is best place to provide it. This policy has been in place for 25 years and has been reviewed by and assured advice has been received from Wetherspoon’s Primary Authority.”

    Source location

    Response from JD Wetherspoon PLC
    Page 1 · response
    Published 7 September 2023

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Published response patterns

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How actions were described at the time

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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026