Upcoming Events

Bereavement Webinar Series 

For recordings and slides from previous bereavement webinars, please visit our Previous Webinars page. 

Contextualising the Review of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death - Thursday 9th of May 12.30pm-13.30pm 

We are pleased to announce our second webinar of 2024 will be ‘Contextualising the Review of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death’.

Please note this webinar is aimed at certifying doctors in Scotland and those involved in supporting relatives after a death.

Speaker: Dr George Fernie, Senior Medical Reviewer and Caldicott Guardian, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Appraisal Lead National Services Scotland and Partner Organisations, Vice Chair UK Caldicott Guardian Council, Visiting Professor Centre for Contemporary Coronial Law, The University of Bolton

Chair: Dr Graham Whyte, Associate Postgraduate Dean Grief & Bereavement / Palliative Medicine Consultant, Marie Curie Hospice Glasgow

This webinar will include:

• Reviewing the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death – getting it right first time for families
• A reflection on the management of adverse events (including fatal accident inquiry and reporting to the Procurator Fiscal)
• What the Death Certification Review Service has achieved in the first 9 years

This webinar is being hosted on MS Teams.

Click here to register.

Please note we do not routinely issue certificates to those who attend our webinars, however we can provide a template for attendees to complete. If you would like to receive a certificate please contact SupportAroundDeath@nes.scot.nhs.uk.