Impact of the tracker
Our tools are used by the death investigation system to improve practice and inform policy.
Tracking responses overtime
The Preventable Deaths Tracker’s work has significantly increased the publication rate of organisational responses – from less than one-third with published responses to almost half.
Commissioned article for The Times
Dr Richards was commissioned to write a feature on the work of the PDT and how the death investigation system…
Address to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Patient Safety
Dr Richards delivered a talk to the APPG on Patient Safety to share the work of the PDT.
Commissioned article for The Times
Dr Richards was commissioned to write a feature on the work of the PDT and how the death investigation system…
The Times investigation on antidepressant-related deaths
The PDT provided data to The Times to explore deaths involving sertraline and citalopram following Thomas Kingston’s death.
Feature in The Times
The Times published several articles on the PDT with quotes from Dr Richards on the death investigation system.
National State of Patient Safety Report Launch, House of Lords
The PDT’s work featured in Part 3 of the Report & Dr Richards was a guest at the launch event.
Seminar on Australia’s Medicolegal death investigation system
Dr Richards hosted Prof Noel Woodford, Director of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine at King’s College London.
Action Against Medical Accidents conference on inquests
Dr Richards was a keynote speaker showcasing the PDT at AvMA’s Representing Families at Inquests conference in Manchester.
Feature in The BMJ
The work of the PDT was published in The BMJ’s feature article on inquests, making the front cover.
Learning Across Death Investigations Event
Dr Richards was an invited keynote speaker at the UKRI funded networking event in Manchester.
Royal College of Pathologist Seminar
Dr Richards delivered an online seminar about the PDT for RCPath.
Expert Insight Blog for Voicing Loss
Dr Richards was commissioned to write an expert insight blog for the ESRC funded research project Voicing Loss.
Bevan Brittain Seminar
Dr Richards delivered an online seminar about the PDT for law firm, Bevan Brittain.
History of Preventing Future Deaths
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