Annual statistics
23,934 referrals
Referred to a coroner
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
8.1 %
Referred to a coroner (rate)
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
2,242 concerns
Patient safety concerns identified
Medical examiners in England reported they had identified 2,242 patient safety incidents.