Changes to the medical examiner system and death certification process.
A new medical examiner system is being rolled out in England and Wales over the next few months prior to it becoming a statutory requirement on 9 September 2024. As the island surgery has agreed to pilot the new service, the surgery will be implementing the new changes from 1st April 2024.
The medical examiner system will provide independent scrutiny of all deaths that aren’t referred to the coroner.
Please see the below document for more information on the new changes.
Changes to the medical examiner system and death certification process.