What To Do When A Patient Dies... by Medical Examiners

Introduction to ME Office

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Completing an MCCD - Flowchart

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How to write an MCCD

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Example MCCD

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Acceptable Cause of Death List

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Coroner's Portal Website

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Example Cremation 4 Form

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Fixion Nail

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Dual Chamber Pacemaker

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ICD

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MEO Website

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Upcoming Inquest Dates

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When to Refer to The Coroner

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A death is reported to a Coroner in the following situations:

• a doctor did not treat the person during their last illness
• a doctor did not see or treat the person for the condition from which they died within 28 days of death
• the cause of death was sudden, violent or unnatural such as an accident, or suicide
• the cause of death was murder
• the cause of death was an industrial disease of the lungs such as asbestosis
• the death occurred in any other circumstances that may require investigation

A death in hospital should be reported if:

• there is a question of negligence or misadventure about the treatment of
• the person who died
• they died before a provisional diagnosis was made and the general
• practitioner is not willing to certify the cause
• the patient died as the result of the administration of an anaesthetic

A death should be reported to a Coroner by the police, when:

• a dead body is found
• death is unexpected or unexplained
• a death occurs in suspicious circumstances

Contact Information

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t: 01932 722 299
e: asp-tr.medicalexaminers@nhs.net

Twitter

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Instagram

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Threads

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Bereavement Support Following a Paediatric or Neonatal Death

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Bereavement Support in Surrey

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Specific Support for Cancer or Covid-19 Bereavement

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Telephone Support

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Online Support

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Sue Ryder

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Cruse Bereavement Support

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Citizen's Advice

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The Good Grief Trust

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National Bereavement Service

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Mind

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Provides information on bereavement, where to go for support, and suggestions for helping yourself and others through grief.

Support for Grieving Children (and Young Adults)

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BBC Actionline

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A summary of organisations offering support.

Organ Donation Pathway

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ME Office

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Cremation 4

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Free From Infection (for repatriation)

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Verification of Death on Cerner

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Hazardous Implants List

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