United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 15550
Medical Examiners: Death Certificates
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2 July 2026
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8 July 2026 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Medical Examiner scrutiny on the timeliness of the completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death; and what assessment he has made of tr
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2 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Medical Examiner scrutiny on the timeliness of the completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death; and what assessment he has made of tr
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8 July 2026
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The National Medical Examiner (NME) Annual Report for 2025 has assessed the potential impact of medical examiner scrutiny on the completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs). The typical time to register deaths is seven to eight days, comp...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-02/15550
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1923748
- uk · wq-1923748 · source updated 8 July 2026