What to do
The Hospital bereavement or family liaison officers will offer you emotional support and practical advice about what to do next. They will provide you with:
- The Hospital Doctor will issue the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) which will reviewed and signed by the Medical Examiner. This will be then sent directly to the Registrar.
- If the death is sudden or unexpected it may be referred to a coroner. Find out more about this here.
You should:
- Contact us so we can liaise with the hospital or care home to make the necessary arrangements for you.
- Make an appointment and register the death now you have been told to do so by the Medical Examiner's office. You may contact us or come to see us beforehand if you would like to discuss the funeral arrangements. Registration is usually at the Registry Office closest to the place of death. The registration should be done by a relative or the executor of the will.
- Provide us with a Certificate for Burial or Cremation (Green Certificate) supplied by the Registry Office to enable us to take the deceased into our care.
