Coroner's Finding: Morris, Jason Simon

48y · Male·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Jason Simon Morris, a 48-year-old man with a history of heavy smoking and alcohol abuse, was diagnosed with stage four metastatic small cell lung cancer while imprisoned in June 2018. He declined chemotherapy due to feeling unwell. He was transferred to Royal Hobart Hospital in October 2018 and admitted to the Whittle Ward for end-of-life care, receiving palliative radiation therapy for pain management. He died on 4 December 2018. The coroner's medical consultant found no deficits in his care while in custody, and his final days were peaceful and comfortable. No preventability issues were identified.