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Certifying Death

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Certifying Death
The act of confirming that an individual is dead after another person (physician) has pronounced or determined that the individual is dead

certifying death
The act of confirming that a person is dead after another person (physician) has pronounced or determined that the individual is dead. Cf Pronouncing death.


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The latter called for an overhaul of the system of certifying deaths, coroners and cremation after Shipman's actions had gone undetected for so long.
The news followed publication of the Shipman Inquiry's second and third reports into the failed police investigation and into the system of certifying deaths and cremations in England and Wales.
The third report focuses on the system for certifying deaths and cremations.
 
 
 
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