Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 43827
Death Certificates
Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 14 April 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce the time taken by doctors to issue medical certificates giving the cause of death following a death in hospital.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024, through the Death Certification Strategic Board and a cross-government data strategy group. Since the introduction of the reforms...
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