Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office

Miscellanous paper - 'How the Cause of Death Arose' - 'Did the Deceased Die from an Overdose or Therapeutic Drugs'

• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000823

Document includes numbered points under 'Inquisition' Enclosed in Gosport War Memorial Coroner's Notebook dated 18/3/09 -

Miscellaneous paper - 'We have reached a verdict on all cases'

• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000821

Enclosed in Gosport War Memorial Coroner's Notebook dated 18/3/09 -

Series of tape recorded interviews' with Dr Richard Ian Reid (Consultant Geriatrician) - '4 July 2006' - 'in respect of Generic Matters Gosport War Memorial and Queen Alexandra Hospitals'

• 4 Jul 2006
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000818

Refers to: In presence of legal representative Will Childs. 'Keypoints:- Interview Tape Y25'. Enclosed in Gosport War Memorial Coroner's Notebook dated 18 March 2009, Dryad Ward, Dr Lord, Daedalus Ward, medicine, Gladys Richard and Elsie Devine.

Miscellaneous paper - contact details of Dave Richards, Mr Bradley, Val Maddison, Caroline Young, Dave Gregory, Karen Hamilton and Chris McKeown enclosed in Gosport War Memorial Coroner's Notebook dated 18 March 2009

• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000817

List - handwritten note mentioning Det Supt Williams, notifying families, the jury, a venue, witnesses and notes for Pittock, Lavender, Lake, Wilson, Spurgin, Devine, Service, Cunningham and Gregory

• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000814

Email exchange between Andrew Bradley and David Horsley re 'Re: The Ladybird book on Policing - Very funny!' Email concerns a meeting to discuss: 1, One inquest and not 10 - 2, Venue - 3, Timing - 4, Time estimate

• 31 Mar 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000813

Email chain includes: Helen Bradley, Susan Penn Turrall and Janet Butler. Email concerns a meeting to discuss: 1. One inquest and not 10 2. Venue 3. Timing 4. Time estimate 5. PIPs 6. Support by way of secretarial officers 7. Payment.

Email exchange between David C Horsley (HM Coroner) and Mr David Fenton (Health Correspondent, BBC TV South) re 'Re: Gosport Inquests' - Mr Horsley informing Mr Fenton of what day, next week, he will open the inquest

• 17 Apr 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000811

Refers to: Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

Compliments slip from D (Portsmouth Coroner's Office) to Andrew enclosing related correspondence

• 23 Apr 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000810

Enclosing: 1. Correspondence from David C Horsley to Ms T Hall (Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP) re 'Gosport War Memorial Hospital Inquests/Dr Jane Barton' acknowledging previous correspondence (dated 23 April) and a telephone conversation (dated 28 April) 2. Correspondence from Tamsin Hall (Assistant Solicitor, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP) to Mr David Hawsley (Portsmouth Coroner's Office) (dated 23 April 2008) re 'General Medical Council - Dr Jane Barton' acknowledging previous correspondence (dated 1 February 2008). Refers to: Mr Arthur Cunningham, Mr Geoffrey Packman, Mrs Ruby Lake, Mrs Sheila Gregory, Mr Robert Wilson, Mrs Enid Spurgin, Mrs Helena Service, Mr Leslie Pittock, Mrs Elsie Lavender and Mrs Elsie Devine.

Covering note lists recipients of enclosed correspondence from David C Horsley (Portsmouth Coroner's Office) (dated 15 May 2008) re '.......... Deceased'

• 15 May 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000809

Recipients are 'the next of kin relating to the following ten deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital': Leslie Charles Pittock, Elsie Hester Lavender, Ruby Josephine Dorothea Lake, Robert Caldwell Wilson, Enid Phyllis Dormer Spurgin, Elsie Lillian Devine, Helena Frances Service, Arthur Denis Brian Cunningham, Sheila Rosemary Gregory and Geoffrey Michael John Packman.

Email from David C Horsley (HM Coroner) to Andrew Bradley re 'Fw: Inquests into 10 deaths of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital'

• 13 May 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000808

Email chain includes: Elizabeth Harding. Email exchange concerns a press release to announce that Inquests were opened into the deaths of ten patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital on 14 May 2008, Leslie Pittock, Elsie Lavender, Ruby Lake, Robert Wilson, Enid Spurgeon, Elsie Devine, Helena Service, Arthur Cunningham, Sheila Gregory and Geoffrey Packman.

Correspondence from Ian S P Barker (Solicitor, MDU Services Limited) to Mr David Horsley LLB (H M Coroner for Portsmouth and SE Hants) re 'Gosport War Memorial Inquests - Dr Jane Barton'

• 8 May 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000807

Refers to: Ian S P Barker informing Mr Horsley that he is solicitor to Dr Jane Barton.

Correspondence from David C Horsley (Portsmouth Coroner's Office) to Mr I S P Barker (MDU Services Limited) re 'Gosport War Memorial Hospital Inquests/Dr Jane Barton' acknowledging previous correspondence (dated 8 May)

• 13 May 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000806

Refers to: David C Horsley confirms he intends 'in the very near future to open Inquests into the deaths of ten people who died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital'.

Telephone message for Andrew re 'Gosport War Memorial' - The note asks Andrew to phone Dave Horsley and to speak to Val re the Jury and 'admin'

• 21 May 1900
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000805

Email from Andrew Bradley to David Horsley re 'Gosport WMH'

• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000803

Email concerns meeting with Det Supt Dave Williams and Des Stephenson and makes reference to the date of the pre-inquest hearing (14 August) and the 'summary file'.

Email exchange between Andrew Bradley (HMC) and Roy Stephenson re 'Re: Operation Rochester' - Email exchange concerns a copy of the Operation Rochester files

• 13 May 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000800

Email chain includes: David Williams and David Horsley.

Miscellaneous paper - notes entitled 'Des Stephenson'

• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000799

Note includes reference to: Collins, the inquest, Greg Wilcox, 14 May and David Gibbs.

Email exchange between Mr Andrew Bradley and Mr David Fenton (BBC TV South) re 'Re: Gosport War Memorial Inquests' - regarding request for photo of Mr Bradley by Mr Fenton and a short meeting prior to the Inquest

• 6 May 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000797

Questionnaire re personal details of 'Elsie Lillian Devine Deceased'

• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000795

Refers to: Dorey.

Email exchange between David C Horsley (HM Coroner) and Andrew Bradley re 'Gosport WMH' - Correspondence includes discussion of the Pre-Inquest Hearing on 14 August.

• 22 May 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000794

Refers to: Det Supt Dave Williams.

Correspondence from Charles Stewart-Farthing to Mr D C Horsley (H M Coroner's Office) re 'Arthur Denis Brian Cunningham' acknowledging previous correspondence (dated 21 April, 15 May 2008 and 23 March 2007)

• 19 May 2008
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Coroner’s Office
• Document ID: PCO000793

Correspondence concerns factual inaccuracies in extracts of expert medical reports (read out to Charles Stewart Farthing by Mr Close (Criminal Prosecution Service)) and the refusal by various authorities to release reports to the public and relatives of the victims in this case.