Reporting of Deaths and Completion of Death Certificates ( UK & Scotland )

 Reporting of Deaths and Completion of Death Certificates ( UK & Scotland )

Which deaths should be reported to the coroner / Procurator fiscal in Scotland

Un natural deaths

Violent Deaths

Suspicious deaths

Deaths due to infected pressure sores

Cause of death is not known

Deceased was not seen by the certifying doctor either after death or within the 14 days before death.

Death due to an accident

Death due to neglect by self or others.

Suicide

Death due to abortion

Death due to an industrial disease which happened due to profession of the patient.

Death that occurred after a surgical procedure or before recovery from effects of anesthetic

Death that occurred shortly after police detention or prison custody.

Who fills the death certificate:

Part 1 is filled by someone from the medical team directly responsible for the patient care.

It should include as much accurate details of death as possible and circumstances leading to the death.

It should also include information on whether the coroner has been informed or not.

Part 2 needs to be filled by a Medical practitioner with atleast 5 years experience.

The person completing part 2 will have to contact the person completing part 1 of the certificate as well a another nurse practitioner or a doctor involved in patient care to exclude any suspicious cirmcumstances involed in the death of the patient under consideration.

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