Sometimes following a death, an inquest will need to take place. This will be carried out by a coroner.
| Inquest date | Time | Name of deceased | Age | Date of death | Place of death |
| Wednesday, September 13 | 2pm | Irene Joan Everall | 87 | 15/11/16 | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| 3pm | June Amy Evans | 77 | 15/12/16 | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| Friday, September 15 | 2pm | Alia Tawfeeq (pre-inquest review) | one | 07/01/17 | Royal Stoke University Hospital |
| 2pm | Kristy Millward (pre-inquest review) | 39 | 22/08/16 | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| Monday, September 18 | 2pm | Lynn Jesch | 57 | 01/05/16 | Douglas Macmillan |
| Wednesday, September 20 | 10am | Stephen Strain | 67 | 18/12/16 | Royal Stoke University Hospital |
| Thursday, September 21 | 2pm | John Chadwick | 66 | 30/11/16 | Royal Stoke University Hospital |
| Friday, September 22 | 2pm | Peter John Hargreaves | 72 | 19/12/16 | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 2.30pm | Svetislav Stefanovic | 93 | 27/12/16 | Royal Stoke University Hospital |