Impact of the tracker
Our tools are used by the death investigation system to improve practice and inform policy.
Interviewed for the BBC’s Coroners Question Episode
Dr Richards was interviewed for the BBC File on 4 Investigates programme that followed an inquest and exposed the broken…
Feature in the BBC InDepth on the Coroner Service
The BBC investigates the Coroner Service & preventable death of Daniel Lindsay, interviewing Dr Richards
Clive Lewis MP writes to the Health Secretary about the PDT
Local MP for Norwich writes to the Department of Health and Social Care, requesting a meeting and support for our…
PDT’s maternity research featured on GB News
Following another death of a mother days after giving birth, GB News report on our research findings.
Saturday Times feature For Finny
Father David Roberts writes about the loss of his son, Finny, and mentions the work of the Preventable Deaths Tracker.
Guest on Trust the Evidence (TTE) podcast
Dr Richards was interviewed by Prof Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson at the EBMLive conference in Oxford
Live on BBC Points West News
Dr Richards was interviewed on BBC Points West live news at 6.30 pm following a preventable death that did not…
Sunday Express and GB News feature
The PDT’s dashboard and analysis of deaths from meningococcal disease was featured in print and online.
Media reporting of our study on fatalities from fentanyl patches
New study published in BJCP on fentanyl patches fatalities featured in Medical Xpress.
International Symposium on Dying Places
PDT’s Director Dr Richards attended the Symposium in Brussels, forming new collaborations in end-of-life and palliative care.
PDT features in The Times investigation of Sackler donations
Director Dr Richards is interviewed by the Times for an investigation into recent donations made by the Sackler family to…
History of Preventing Future Deaths
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