Coroner
Recommendations related to coroner
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recommendation across 5 inquiries
Across 5 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
Share mortuary reports with coroner service
All relevant reports and incidents concerning the mortuary must be made known to the lead local authority manager for the coroner service (and the Senior Coroner if they wish to …
Local authority contingent body storage plans
Local authorities providing a coroner service must review plans for the provision and operation of contingent body storage, in collaboration with local organisations providing mortuary services.
Coroner Communication Training
There should be training in the communication of appropriate information and documentation to the Coroner's office.
Extend medical examiners to stillbirths
Given that the systematic review of deaths by medical examiners should be in place, as above, we recommend that this system be extended to stillbirths as well as neonatal deaths, …
Information to coroners
The terms of authorisation, licensing and registration and any relevant guidance should oblige healthcare providers to provide all relevant information to enable the coroner to perform his function, unless a …
Information to coroners
There is an urgent need for unequivocal guidance to be given to trusts and their legal advisers and those handling disclosure of information to coroners, patients and families, as to …
Appointment of assistant deputy coroners
The Lord Chancellor should issue guidance as to the criteria to be adopted in the appointment of assistant deputy coroners.
Appointment of assistant deputy coroners
The Chief Coroner should issue guidance on how to avoid the appearance of bias when assistant deputy coroners are associated with a party in a case.
Use of information about compliance by regulator from: Inquests
The Care Quality Commission should be notified directly of upcoming healthcare-related inquests, either by trusts or perhaps more usefully by coroners.
Chief Coroner guidance on coroners' records
The Panel considers that the implementation of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 should bring about a more consistent approach to the archiving and availability of transferred records and encourages …