1st Edition
The Medical Examiner Service A Practical Guide for England and Wales
This book provides a practical guide for all those working in or with Medical Examiner Services in England and Wales. It is an adjunct to the e-learning and face-to-face training required to fulfil the Medical Examiner and Medical Examiner Officer roles.
Medical Examiner Services also work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including bereavement and mortuary teams, Coroners and their Officers, Registrars, Funeral Directors and those working in clinical governance and patient safety. This book provides an essential overview of all aspects of the Medical Examiner system for anyone working in these areas, or in any aspect of the support and management of the deceased and bereaved.
- A concise guide including the knowledge base required to develop and run a Medical Examiner Service
- Content is completely aligned with required training
- Written by those with direct experience of establishing and working with Medical Examiner Services
- Relevant to a wide range of stakeholders who work with patients and the bereaved
1. Background to the Medical Examiner Service in England & Wales
Jason Payne-James and Suzy Lishman
2. The Medical Examiner Service in England & Wales: Structure
Jason Payne-James, Suzy Lishman, and Jason Shannon
3. The Role of the Regional Medical Examiner and Regional Medical Examiner Officer
Ellen Makings and Siobhan Costello
4. The Role of the Medical Examiner
Golda Shelley-Fraser
5. The Role of the Medical Examiner Officer
Daisy Shale and Louise Parapanos
6. Completing a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
Suzy Lishman and Jason Payne-James
7. Basics of Law for Medical Examiners & Medical Examiner Officers
Nigel Callaghan and Gabriel Callaghan
8. Role of the Bereavement Service
Mary Hepple
9. The Role of the Registration Officer (Registrar)
Deborah Smith
10. The Role of the Coroner
Paul Marks
11. Medical Examiner Service and its Relationship with Mortality Governance
Berenice Lopez
12. The Medical Examiner Service in the Community
Katie Carpenter
13. The Medical Examiner Service and Child Death Reviews
Nigel L Kennea
14. Law & Procedures Related to Burial & Cremation
Nigel Callaghan and Gabriel Callaghan
15. Faith Implications of the Medical Examiner System
Mohammed Omer, Chandu Tailor, and Daniel Elton
16. The Role of the Funeral Director
Brian Parsons
17. The Role of the Mortuary
Lee Gibbs and John Pitchers
18. The Medical Reviewer System in Scotland
George Fernie
Biography
Jason Payne-James (co-editor) Lead Medical Examiner, Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals University Trust Specialist in Forensic & Legal Medicine Past-President, Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians Honorary Clinical Professor, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Suzy Lishman (co-editor) Lead Medical Examiner, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Histopathologist, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Chair – Medical Examiners’ Committee – Royal College of Pathologists Past-President, Royal College of Pathologists Author – RCPath – Cause of Death List
