"HMP Wandsworth staff failed to properly perform CPR on a prisoner who had gone into cardiac arrest, a watchdog has found. Peter Honnor, 55, died of myocarditis at the south London prison on June 27, 2024, after his cellmate reported him unresponsive. A Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report found the night patrol officer did not immediately call a code blue emergency in response, which meant there was a delay before other officers arrived, opened the cell and called an ambulance."
"Paramedics later raised concerns about the quality of resuscitation performed by healthcare and prison staff before they arrived and took over. A clinical reviewer ruled Mr Honnor did not receive the care at HMP Wandsworth that he could have expected to receive in the community. Mr Honnor was remanded in custody to HMP Wandsworth on May 6, 2024, for threatening a person with a blade or sharply pointed article in a public place."
"Mr Honnor was admitted to the prison healthcare unit on May 23, where his blood pressure was monitored twice a day. He asked staff for an appointment on June 18 as he felt like he was going to pass out. He was added to the GP waiting list for June 25. The prison in south London Prison staff called a code blue emergency for Mr Honnor on June 22, after he blacked out and fell against a cell wall."
A 55-year-old prisoner, Peter Honnor, died of myocarditis at HMP Wandsworth on June 27, 2024, after being found unresponsive by his cellmate. Staff delayed calling a code blue emergency and other officers arrived late to open the cell and summon an ambulance. Paramedics raised concerns about the quality of CPR performed by prison and healthcare staff before they took over. A clinical reviewer judged the care received in custody to be below the standard expected in the community. Mr Honnor had prior heart attacks, heart failure, multiple presentations for chest pain, dizzy spells and falls while remanded in May.
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