GP Notification of Death Circumstances
Hyponatraemia Inquiry · Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · Issued 31 January 2018 · Addressed to: HSC Trusts
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
A deceased's family GP should be notified promptly as to the circumstances of death to enable support to be offered in bereavement.
Hyponatraemia Inquiry, Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · 31 Jan 2018 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- No independent published verification of implementation has been identified.
How was this evidence gathered?
Response — verbatim from government
●HSC Trusts
GP notification procedures established for SAI-related deaths.
HSC Trusts · 1 Mar 2018 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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