The Medical Examiner Service: A Practical Guide for England and Wales
About this ebook
Medical Examiner Services also work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including bereavement and mortuary teams, Coroners and their Officers, Registrars, Funeral Directors and those working in clinical governance and patient safety. This book provides an essential overview of all aspects of the Medical Examiner system for anyone working in these areas, or in any aspect of the support and management of the deceased and bereaved.
- A concise guide including the knowledge base required to develop and run a Medical Examiner Service
- Content is completely aligned with required training
- Written by those with direct experience of establishing and working with Medical Examiner Services
- Relevant to a wide range of stakeholders who work with patients and the bereaved
About the author
Jason Payne-James (co-editor) Lead Medical Examiner, Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals University Trust Specialist in Forensic & Legal Medicine Past-President, Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians Honorary Clinical Professor, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Suzy Lishman (co-editor) Lead Medical Examiner, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Histopathologist, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Chair – Medical Examiners’ Committee – Royal College of Pathologists Past-President, Royal College of Pathologists Author – RCPath – Cause of Death List
