Lancaster Farms Prison

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First report 15 Dec 2021•Latest report 15 Dec 2021

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Lancaster Farms Prison linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

    AI-generated summary

    Martin Thomas Brown · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Martin Thomas Brown collapsed in his cell at HMP Lancaster Farms on 10 December 2018, suffered a cardiac arrest and died despite resuscitation attempts. A post-mortem examination did not establish a cause of death. Concerns related to prison staff training and familiarity with the ERIC system, healthcare liaison with the ambulance service, and communication during medical emergencies.

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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 Lancaster Farms Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of prison staff familiarisation with the ERIC system

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) For the attention of the Governor, the evidence disclosed a need for the training of prison staff in relation to responses to medical emergencies and familiarisation with the ERIC (Emergency Response in Custody) system (2) For the attention of the Head of Healthcare, the evidence disclosed a need for healthcare to liaise with North West Ambulance Service over the handling of medical emergencies involving the ambulance service (3) For the attention of the Governor in partnership with the Head of Healthcare, the evidence disclosed a need to devise a better means of communication between healthcare personnel at the scene of a medical emergency and the prison control room / ambulance control. ”
    Open source report

    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 Lancaster Farms Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inadequate communication between healthcare personnel at medical emergency scenes and prison or ambulance control

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) For the attention of the Governor, the evidence disclosed a need for the training of prison staff in relation to responses to medical emergencies and familiarisation with the ERIC (Emergency Response in Custody) system (2) For the attention of the Head of Healthcare, the evidence disclosed a need for healthcare to liaise with North West Ambulance Service over the handling of medical emergencies involving the ambulance service (3) For the attention of the Governor in partnership with the Head of Healthcare, the evidence disclosed a need to devise a better means of communication between healthcare personnel at the scene of a medical emergency and the prison control room / ambulance control. ”
    Open source report

    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 Lancaster Farms Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure of healthcare to liaise with the ambulance service over medical emergencies

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) For the attention of the Governor, the evidence disclosed a need for the training of prison staff in relation to responses to medical emergencies and familiarisation with the ERIC (Emergency Response in Custody) system (2) For the attention of the Head of Healthcare, the evidence disclosed a need for healthcare to liaise with North West Ambulance Service over the handling of medical emergencies involving the ambulance service (3) For the attention of the Governor in partnership with the Head of Healthcare, the evidence disclosed a need to devise a better means of communication between healthcare personnel at the scene of a medical emergency and the prison control room / ambulance control. ”
    Open source report

    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 Lancaster Farms Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of prison staff training in responses to medical emergencies

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) For the attention of the Governor, the evidence disclosed a need for the training of prison staff in relation to responses to medical emergencies and familiarisation with the ERIC (Emergency Response in Custody) system (2) For the attention of the Head of Healthcare, the evidence disclosed a need for healthcare to liaise with North West Ambulance Service over the handling of medical emergencies involving the ambulance service (3) For the attention of the Governor in partnership with the Head of Healthcare, the evidence disclosed a need to devise a better means of communication between healthcare personnel at the scene of a medical emergency and the prison control room / ambulance control. ”
    Open source report
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Data last updated 7 September 2026