contributory

An inquest into Gunner Beck's death earlier this year determined the Army's handling of the complaint played "more than a minimal contributory part in her death".

He added that changes in land use, such as an increase in rewilding as well as rural depopulation, were also contributory factors.

On a human level, anyone seeing the photographs from Prime Minister's Questions would be sympathetic, whatever the contributory factors.

It said there was limited data on the scale of the problem, but cited evidence from staff surveys and information provided by safety experts that it was a contributory factor in safety incidents.

Failings in his care "were probably contributory factors to the patient's decision to end his life", her report suggests.