Medical Examiner Service

Cross-source consensus on Medical Examiner Service from 1 sources and 5 claims.

1 sources · 5 claims

Uses

The NHS piloted a statutory medical examiner system in England and Wales from 2020/21 to independently scrutinise deaths. — Enhancing communication with bereaved relatives about emergency and critical care trials (ENHANCE): a mixed-methods study
From 9 September 2024, all deaths in England and Wales not investigated by a coroner must be reviewed by a medical examiner. — Enhancing communication with bereaved relatives about emergency and critical care trials (ENHANCE): a mixed-methods study
The ENHANCE study did not support automatic disclosure of research participation through the medical examiner service as its primary communication model. — Enhancing communication with bereaved relatives about emergency and critical care trials (ENHANCE): a mixed-methods study
Many professionals were concerned that embedding research communication in the medical examiner service would compromise its independence and add out-of-scope responsibilities. — Enhancing communication with bereaved relatives about emergency and critical care trials (ENHANCE): a mixed-methods study
Because medical examiner officers already contact relatives soon after death, they were assessed as a potentially useful early contact route for research notification. — Enhancing communication with bereaved relatives about emergency and critical care trials (ENHANCE): a mixed-methods study