Post-Mortem Reporting Standards
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
In providing post-mortem reports pathologists should be under a duty to: (i) Satisfy themselves, insofar as is practicable, as to the accuracy and completeness of the information briefed them. (ii) Work in liaison with the clinicians involved. (iii) Provide preliminary and final reports with expedition. (iv) Sign the post-mortem report. (v) Forward a copy of the post-mortem report to the family GP.
Hyponatraemia Inquiry, Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · 31 Jan 2018 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●HSC Trusts
Post-mortem reporting standards updated in line with these requirements.
HSC Trusts · 1 Mar 2018 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
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