BEREAVEMENT – The GP Practice Process to help you understand what is involved from us
BEREAVEMENT – The GP Practice Process to help you understand what is involved from us
Once notified of a bereavement we will try to ascertain some initial information such as date deceased (and time if possible), where it occurred and who was present at the time. If a person dies in a nursing home most of this information is already provided immediately following the death. We will then ask the GP to complete a death certificate (often called a MCCD). This will then be sent to the Medical Examiners Office who will review the patient history and circumstances of the death. If it was an expected death the process is mostly shorter and quicker to complete by the Medical Examiners. Otherwise they may make further enquiries with the family and professionals involved in the care of the deceased. It may be possible in rare occasions for the Medical Examiners to instruct the Coroner for further investigation.
Once the Medical Examiners are satisfied they will then counter sign the death certificate and forward to the registry office for registration. You are then informed of the outcome and can then collect the registered death certificate(fees apply)
We do everything we can to ensure the process is quick and free of as much stress as possible as we recognise that bereavement is a difficult time for the family.
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