Table 2. Recipients of coroners' Prevent Future Death reports (PFDs) and their response rates to reports

Addressee	Reports received, n	Responses, n	Response rate, %	Classification of responses, %
On time	Late	Overdue
NHS entities	118	60	51	38	13	49
CCGs	3	3	100	67	33	0
NHS 111	1	1	100	100	0	0
NHS Wales	1	1	100	100	0	0
Ambulance services	7	5	71	57	14	29
NHS trusts	53	32	60	45	15	40
NHS England	4	2	50	50	0	50
Hospitals	19	7	37	26	11	63
General practices	14	5	36	29	7	64
Local health boards	3	1	33	0	33	67
University health boards	10	3	30	20	10	70
Mental health trusts	2	0	0	0	0	100
NHS Pathways	1	0	0	0	0	100
Government	17	5	29	18	12	71
DHSC	7	3	43	14	29	57
Local authorities	3	1	33	33	0	67
Welsh Government	7	1	14	14	0	86
Professional bodies	21	4	19	10	10	81
CQC	6	2	33	17	17	67
NICE	8	2	25	13	13	75
GMC	2	0	0	0	0	100
BMA	1	0	0	0	0	100
GDC	1	0	0	0	0	100
MHRA	1	0	0	0	0	100
AACE	1	0	0	0	0	100
The Renal Association	1	0	0	0	0	100
Others	18	3	17	11	6	83
Police	1	1	100	0	100	0
Private companies	4	1	25	25	0	75
Care homes	9	1	11	11	0	89
Carewatch	1	0	0	0	0	100
Highway maintenance	1	0	0	0	0	100
Housing associations	1	0	0	0	0	100
Local charities	1	0	0	0	0	100
Medical societies	4	0	0	0	0	100
BCS	1	0	0	0	0	100
BRS	1	0	0	0	0	100
ICS	1	0	0	0	0	100
RPS	1	0	0	0	0	100
Medical royal colleges	3	0	0	0	0	100
RCGP	1	0	0	0	0	100
RCOG	1	0	0	0	0	100
RCP	1	0	0	0	0	100
Total	181	72	40	29	11	60

AACE = Association of Ambulance Chief Executives. BCS = British Cardiovascular Society. BMA = British Medical Association. BRS = British Renal Society. CCG = clinical commissioning group. CQC = Care Quality Commission. DHSC = Department of Health and Social Care. GDC = General Dental Council. GMC = General Medical Council. ICS = Intensive Care Society. MHRA = Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. NICE = National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. RCGP = Royal College of General Practitioners. RCOG = Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. RCP = Royal College of Physicians. RPS = Royal Pharmaceutical Society.