Impact of the tracker

Our tools are used by the death investigation system to improve practice and inform policy.

22 October 2025 Campaigns | Government | Media | Parliament

Live on ITV News London

Findings from the report on fatal anaphylaxis and campaign was broadcasted by ITV.

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25 August 2026 Media | Podcasts | Radio

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…

25 August 2026 Articles | Media

Feature in the BBC InDepth on the Coroner Service

The BBC investigates the Coroner Service & preventable death of Daniel Lindsay, interviewing Dr Richards

6 August 2026 Government | Parliament

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…

29 July 2026 Articles | Media

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.

10 July 2026 Articles | Media

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.

28 June 2026 Conferences | Podcasts

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

31 March 2026 Media

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…

29 March 2026 Articles | Media

Sunday Express and GB News feature

The PDT’s dashboard and analysis of deaths from meningococcal disease was featured in print and online.

19 March 2026 Articles | Media

Media reporting of our study on fatalities from fentanyl patches

New study published in BJCP on fentanyl patches fatalities featured in Medical Xpress.

12 March 2026 Conferences | Events

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.

7 March 2026 Articles | Media

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…

26 February 2026 Tools

PDT Scotland is launched!

With support from the charity, Changing Ideas, we share our newest Tracker and expansion into Scotland.

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