Nottingham Update No 2

Today sees publication of the review in to the mental healthcare delivered to Valdo Calocane, the man who responsible for three killings and three attempted killings in Nottingham in July 2023. We saw the headlines and summary from the BBC News article as this report was supplied in full to UK media on Tuesday after […]

The Right to Life

As far as I can tell, the tragic death of 60yr old Mr Michael Thompson in March 2016 was not widely covered by the media. An inquest in Southwark in 2017 returned a verdict that Mr Thompson had died an accidental death after he set fire to his own property whilst in mental health crisis […]

Using PFD Reports

We’ve started the new year with some familiar messages – more preventing future death reports (PFDs) from UK coroners after someone tragically lost their life in circumstances which gave rise to fears that aspects could be repeated and lead to future tragedy. PFDs are statutory notices, something the Coroner issues to an agency who may control […]