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Medical Examiners

Commons · Question 37449 · Tabled 11 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the capacity of and (b) reduce delays in medical examiner services.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Mar 2025

The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Medical examiner offices are staffed at a trust level and arrangements at each office should reflect local health priorities and t...