United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 46722
Care Homes: Death Certificates
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13 May 2020
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18 May 2020 · Answer
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18 May 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that a medical practitioner verifies the cause of death on death certificates of people in care homes during the covid-19 outbreak.
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13 May 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that a medical practitioner verifies the cause of death on death certificates of people in care homes during the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: Commons
18 May 2020
Answer
In response to COVID-19, the Department has published ‘CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Verifying Death in Times of Emergency’ guidance. This guidance is designed to clarify existing practice for the verification of death outside of hospitals and to provide a fram...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-13/46722
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1195475
- uk · wq-1195475 · source updated 18 May 2020