South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Introducing a Medical Examiner Service (January 2019)

Summary

Since the Government initially consulted on the package of Death Certification Reforms, new information about how Medical Examiner (ME) system could be introduced has been generated by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), ME pilot sites, early adopters of the ME system, as well as from the Learning from Deaths initiative. This case study outlines the approach of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as one of the early adopter sites.

Content

This case study outlines:

• Aims, objectives and scope
• Method and approach
• Measurement plan
• Learning points
• Plans to spread the learning and adoption