Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37449

Medical Examiners

Tabled: 11 March 2025

Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the capacity of and (b) reduce delays in medical examiner services.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Medical examiner offices are staffed at a trust level and arrangements at each office should reflect local health priorities and t...

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