Joseph Cooper

I am Chris Morris, Area Coroner, for the coroner area of Greater Manchester (South)

I make this report under paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and regulations 28 and 29 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013.

Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken,  setting out the timetable for action. Otherwise, you must explain why no action is proposed. I have a duty to send a copy of your response to the Chief Coroner. In accordance with the Chief Coroner’s Publication Policy, you should send me  any representations regarding publication of your response. These  representations should be made at the same time as the response is provided. I will pass any representations received to the Chief Coroner for a decision. Please note any links to webpages included in the response will not be checked  for sensitive information prior to publication, as the information is already online . The names of those who do not respond to PFD reports are regularly published  on the Chief Coroner’s webpages Non-responses to Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.

SUMMARY OF CORONER’S CONCERN This report is made in respect of a range of concerns arising from the evidence  relating to provision of healthcare services for patients identified as having co- occurring conditions (dual diagnosis), unrestricted availability of alcohol via online delivery Apps and the ongoing absence of a unified digital NHS healthcare records system in England and Wales.