Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15555

Medical Examiners

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

Mark Sewards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the sharing of best practice between Medical Examiner offices.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill

The National Health Service ensures the sharing of best practice between medical examiner offices through a centralised, tiered governance structure overseen by the National Medical Examiner (NME), which includes regular NHS England and NME bulletins, sha...

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