Medical examiners in England: draft regulations (14 December 2023)

Summary

These draft regulations from the Department of Health and Social Care set out how the statutory medical examiner system will operate in the NHS in England from April 2024. Medical examiners will be appointed by NHS bodies to provide independent scrutiny of causes of death and will be a contact for bereaved people who want to ask questions or raise concerns.

The draft regulations set out:

• medical examiners’ terms of appointment, training and payment
• the procedure for independence
• additional functions