Coronavirus (COVID-19): verifying death in times of emergency
- Letter from Essex Coronor’s office – Verification of Death 7th May 2020
- Gov.UK guidance 5 May 2020
Other Important Guidance
- Verification of Death (VoD), Completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCD) and Cremation Forms in the Community in England and Wales – BMA/RCGP Guidance 22nd April 2020
- Guidance for Remote Verification of Expected Death (VoED) Out of Hospital BMA Guidance 22nd April 2020
- Red Whale, Updated version of “COVID-19: Death in the Community” 16 April 2020
- Crem 4 Revised Guidance 14 April 2020
- CQC Regulation 16 Form the latest myth-buster from CQC covering this. Please feel free to share it with your local inspector as it sets out the very limited circumstances in which you should notify CQC.
- LMC One page crib sheet in respect of new arrangements for death verification and certification 3rd April 2020
- COVID-19-Act-excess-death-provisions-info-and-guidance 31st March 2020
- Death Registration by Telephone – Summary Points 31st March 2020
- GRO guidance No5 27th March 2020
- Death Verification & Certification
- Staff Training – Verification of Death
- Notification of Death Guidance
- Crem Form 5
- Births & Deaths Registration Act
- Death Certification Guidance
