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Charlie Benjamin Craig · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 15 Feb 2018•Manchester South

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
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Responses found
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Stated actions
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Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Lack of pre-acceptance health assessment or medical screening for young riders
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. Action

    Develop GBCT cardiac screening guidelines covering WCP and apprentice riders, with recommendations prepared for Senior Leadership Team review.

    Stated by British CyclingStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 8 June 2018.
  2. Action

    Implement the new cardiac screening guidelines across WCP and apprentice riders, including screening requirements before participation.

    Stated by British CyclingStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 8 June 2018.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Position

    Apprentice riders currently complete a health questionnaire, so British Cycling does undertake a health assessment before accepting them.

    Stated by British CyclingDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of pre-acceptance health assessment or medical screening for young riders

Wider context from the report

“It was confirmed during the inquest that British Cycling does not currently undertake any health assessments or medical screening prior to accepting young riders onto the Apprenticeship stage of the World Class Programme. ”

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Develop GBCT cardiac screening guidelines covering WCP and apprentice riders, with recommendations prepared for Senior Leadership Team review.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The type of testing envisaged as a possibility by the Coroner has in fact been under research since last September when a new Head of Medical Services was appointed and British Cycling believes that this testing will meet what is envisaged by the Coroner’s report.”

Source location

2018-0048-Response-by-British-Cycling
Page 2 · response
Published 8 June 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Implement the new cardiac screening guidelines across WCP and apprentice riders, including screening requirements before participation.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Since his appointment the new Head of Medical Services has been working with some of the UK’s leading sports cardiology experts at Liverpool John Moores University to produce new GBCT cardiac screening guidelines (“Guidelines”) covering all athletes on the WCP together with those at apprentice level. The recommendations for Guidelines are due to be submitted for review by the GBCT Senior Leadership Team by 16 April 2018, following which the Guidelines will be implemented across the WCP and those at apprentice level.”

Source location

2018-0048-Response-by-British-Cycling
Page 2 · response
Published 8 June 2018

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Apprentice riders currently complete a health questionnaire, so British Cycling does undertake a health assessment before accepting them.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We have set out below our response to the Report addressing the matters of concern raised in the Report, namely that British Cycling does not currently undertake any health assessments or medical screening prior to accepting young riders onto the apprentice stage of the World Class Programme (“WCP”).”

Source location

2018-0048-Response-by-British-Cycling
Page 1 · response
Published 8 June 2018

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