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SECTION SIX – RELEASE OF BODIES6.1 RELEASE OF BODIES OUT OF HOURSSuch requests will only be considered in exceptional circumstances in order to comply withspecific religious customs where the body is required urgently. These customs DO NOToverride English Law and so the Hospital Manager must be certain that the following appliesBEFORE giving permission to release:DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL1. That the death is not required to be reported to the Coroner. If there is any doubt, theCoroner MUST be contacted. Tele: 01925 442478/442479, 07730 075820 or SeniorCoroner’s Officer - 01925 442471 and a release note from the Coroner issued beforerelease of body. The Coroner’s office is open 7.30 am – 3.00 pm weekdays. Thecoroner can be contacted 24 hours a day for urgent advice.2. All documentation relating to the death must be available and SIGNED.These include:a. Death Certificate *b. Hospital Release note *c. Cremation forms (signed by two doctors) if applicable *d. Mortuary Register* a, b & c are available by arrangement with General OfficePlease contact Switchboard (ext 1999) who will advise out of hours contact telephonenumbers for the General Office staff in order to complete the above paperwork.3. If all the required documentation is available and the Manager is prepared to releasethe body, the Mortuary Technician on-call MUST be contacted (via switchboard) andrequested to attend and supervise the release of body once a Funeral Director hasbeen contacted and an estimated time of arrival agreed.4. The body MUST be transferred to the Mortuary prior to release so that theappropriate official records can be completed and signed.5. On NO ACCOUNT should any release be undertaken by hospital portering staff.6.2 GUIDELINES FOR DEATHS IN THE ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTAfter discussion with Her Majesty's Coroner for Cheshire, it has been agreed that in caseswhere:1. The cause of the death is natural and known: either a doctor in the A & E or thepatient's GP can issue a medical certificate of death. It is not necessary for the police orcoroner's officer to be called to attend. For example where a patient arrives at the A & Edept with chest pain, is diagnosed as having had a Myocardial Infarction and who diesshortly afterwards.In all such cases, the medical notes, a copy of the A & E notes and the Notification ofDeath should be sent as soon as possible to the General Office, via the Porters only,NOT in the internal mail system for the Coroners Officer to deal with the following day at19/34
09.00 hours. The doctor involved should advise general office (ext 1107 leaving his/hername and bleep number), as to whether or not a death certificate is to be issued.It is hoped that in these cases this procedure will remove the need for relatives to wait fora police officer to attend: the deceased can be moved more quickly to the mortuary andbooked in to the register by the porters as when dealing with a ward death.2. If the cause of death is unknown or is unnatural: doctors CANNOT issue a MedicalCertificate of Death. A Coroner's Post mortem may need to be carried out. The policemust be informed by contacting the police control room on 01625 610000. Police willattend.3. For any death in A & E that has occurred within 30 days of an operation, an incident formmust be completed.6.3 DEATH IN THE HOME AND BROUGHT TO THE MORTUARY VIA A & EThese are normally reported to the Coroner even if the GP is able to sign the deathcertificate or the hospital doctor in A & E is able to. The same procedures are to be followed:1. If GP is able to sign death certificate, contact Coroner on 07730 075820OR2. If doctor in A & E is able to sign certificate (in General Office), contact Coroner asabove.3. Release note received from the Coroner.4. Contact Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages on call via switchboard betweenthe times of 9.00am to 4.30pm.5. Family to contact Funeral Director of their choice and an estimated time of arrivalobtained.6. Mortuary Technician on call to be contacted via switchboard to attend release detailswith documentation.7. If a post mortem is required to be performed, it will be on the first working day. Thepolice must be informed by contacting the police control room on 01625 610000.Police will attend.8. For any death in A & E that has occurred within 30 days of an operation, an incidentform must be completed.See also section 76.4 PROCEDURE FOR ENSURING CORRECT IDENTIFICATION OF DECEASEDPRIOR TO VIEWING BY RELATIVESInformation required by portering staff to ensure correct body details to include:o Nameo Date of birtho AddressPortering staff must check body identification on removal of deceased from storage.Body to be placed in viewing room only when correct identity has been ascertained.20/34
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