Death Certification Reforms Legislation – update on implications for the Medical Examiner system online information-sharing event, 11 June 2024

The Death Certification Reforms Legislation – update on implications for the Medical Examiner system online information-sharing event is aimed at anyone working in or with the medical examiner system in England and Wales and will cover the introduction of the statutory medical examiner system and the new death certification process from 9 September 2024.

Programme - time of each talk detailed below:

Introduction, Dr Suzy Lishman, Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners, The Royal College of Pathologists (00:00)
Legislation, implementation plan and the role of the medical examiner in the new system, Dr Alan Fletcher, National Medical Examiner (04:30)
The role of the medical practitioner in the new system and the medical certificate of the cause of death, Dr Jason Shannon, Lead Medical Examiner for Wales (50:00)
The medical certificate of cause of death (logistics), Dr Alan Fletcher, National Medical Examiner (1:21:00)
Changes to the coronial process, Dr Huw Twamley, Regional Medical Examiner, North West and David Heming, HM Senior Coroner, Peterborough & Cambridgeshire (1:40:33)
Changes to death registration, Dr Alan Fletcher, National Medical Examiner (2:06:35)
Mortality statistics including analysis, Jonny Tinsley, Head of Health Data, Office for National Statistics (2:23:47)
Changes to cremations and the role of the medical referee, Dr Suzy Lishman, Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners, The Royal College of Pathologists (2:44:00)
Weekend and public holiday ME cover, Dr Graham Cooper, Regional Medical Examiner, North East and Yorkshire (3:08:00)
Closing remarks, Dr Alan Fletcher and Dr Suzy Lishman (3:31:34)

Topics to be covered include:

The new Medical Certificates of Cause of Death
Changes to cremation forms and the role of the Crematorium Medical Referee
Implications for Medical Examiner offices
Changes to death registration
Changes to the role of the Coroner
The collection and use of mortality statistics

Death Certification Reforms Legislation – update on implications for the Medical Examiner system online information-sharing event

The Death Certification Reforms Legislation – update on implications for the Medical Examiner system online information-sharing event is aimed at anyone working in or with the medical examiner system in England and Wales and will cover the introduction of the statutory medical examiner system and the new death certification process from 9 September 2024.