National Medical Examiner · Annual report

National medical examiner annual report 2023

Reporting year 20230 national asks indexed

National asks

0 indexed

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Annual statistics

2023 reporting year · source figures

Referred to a coroner

23,934 referrals

The total number of deaths reported as independently scrutinised by medical examiners in England in 2023 increased to 295,487 (acute setting: 222,502, non-acute (community): 72,985), with breakdown by quarter as follows: January to March: 70,515 April to June: 75,146 July to September: 69,104 October to December: 80,722 Year total: 295,487 Source: Medical Examiner Offices Quarterly Reporting for E

Referred to a coroner (rate)

8.1 %

The total number of deaths reported as independently scrutinised by medical examiners in England in 2023 increased to 295,487 (acute setting: 222,502, non-acute (community): 72,985), with breakdown by quarter as follows: January to March: 70,515 April to June: 75,146 July to September: 69,104 October to December: 80,722 Year total: 295,487 Source: Medical Examiner Offices Quarterly Reporting for E

Patient safety concerns identified

2,242 concerns

Medical examiners in England reported they had identified 2,242 patient safety incidents.

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