Fentanyl patch-related deaths
Live tracker of coroners’ PFDs involving fentanyl patches since July 2013.
The Preventable Deaths Tracker’s machine-readable database and analytical tools were used to create live statistics and trends on fentanyl patch-related deaths in England and Wales, updating in real-time, when coroners write to organisations raising concerns to take action.
Geography
Deaths
From July 2013 to present
12
Published coroners’ Prevention of Future Deaths reports in England and Wales.
Completed
From July 2013 to present
58.3%
Reports with all published responses
Overdue
From July 2013 to present
8.3%
Reports without any published responses
Partial
From July 2013 to present
33.3%
Reports with some, but not all, required responses published
Pending
Due within 56 days of report date
0.0%
Responses due for reports published in last 56 days
Organisations sent reports
From July 2013 to present
19
Number of individuals or organisations listed as addressees on coroners’ reports
Loss of life cost
From July 2013 to present
£31.4m
UK Gov – Average appraisal value estimates per death (£ in 2023 prices)
Responses by addressees
Top 30 from July 2013 to present
Response status by year
From July 2013 to present
Responses by area
Top 30 from July 2013 to present
Responses by coroner
Top 30 from July 2013 to present
Deceased by sex
From July 2013 to present
Deceased by age
From July 2013 to present
Report categories
Top 30 from July 2013 to present
Coroners’ conclusions
From July 2013 to present
Addressees’ sent reports by
Categories
Top 30 from July 2013 to present
Sector
From July 2013 to present
Impact
From July 2013 to present