Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15558

Medical Examiners

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

Mark Sewards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Medical Examiners and Medical Examiner Officers have been recruited since the implementation of the death certification reforms in September 2024.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill

The workforce at medical examiner offices in 2025 is broadly in line with modelled expectations. In Wales, the medical examiner system workforce comprised of 12.8 whole time equivalent (WTE) medical examiners and 39.1 WTE medical examiner officers. In Eng...

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