Coroners
Tag overview
recommendation across 3 inquiries
Across 3 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
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
We recommend that the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice invite the Chief Coroner to prepare guidance for all coroners on the appropriate retention and archiving of documents …
Coroners to send post mortem reports to consultants
We recommend that in every case Coroners should send copies of post mortem reports to any consultant who has been involved in the patient's care prior to death whether or …