Medical Examiner Service - A Practical Guide for England and Wales

This book gives an outline of the new Medical Examiner system in England & Wales, and its relationship to, and information about those other services and professions that are intimately involved in the care, management and support of the deceased and bereaved.

Sommario

Background to the Medical Examiner Service in England & Wales. The Medical Examiner Service in  England & Wales: Structure. The Role of the Regional Medical Examiner and Regional Medical Examiner Officer. The Role of the Medical Examiner. The Role of the Medical Examiner Officer. Completing a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death. Basics of Law for Medical Examiners & Medical Examiner Officers. Role of the Bereavement Service. The Role of the Registration Officer (Registrar). Role of the Coroner. Medical Examiner Service and its Relationship with Mortality Governance. The Medical Examiner Service in the Community. The Medical Examiner Service and Child Death Reviews. Law & Procedures Related to Burial & Cremation. Faith Implications of the Medical Examiner System. The Role of the Funeral Director. The Role of the Mortuary. The Medical Reviewer System in Scotland.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

This book gives an outline of the new Medical Examiner system in England & Wales, and its relationship to, and information about those other services and professions that are intimately involved in the care, management and support of the deceased and bereaved.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jason (Barts and the London Medical a Payne-James
• Con la collaborazione di: Suzannah Lishman (Editore), Jason Payne-James (Editore), Payne-James Jason (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032037394
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3203739-4
• Pagine: 226
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; Medicine: general issues, MEDICAL / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Pathology, Pathology, MEDICAL / Family & General Practice, MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine, MEDICAL / Administration, MEDICAL / Education & Training, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine, Medicolegal issues, Occupational medicine, Medical study & revision guides & reference material, Medical study and revision guides and reference material