Procurator fiscal reporting for deaths

There are certain deaths where medical practitioners cannot issue a death certificate. This includes suspicious deaths, unnatural causes of deaths, or deaths where we cannot issue a certificate. This is not a complete list, and you can read more on the different categories of death to be reported at the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service website here: https://www.copfs.gov.uk/publications/reporting-deaths/.

All death certificates issues must be discussed with a consultant. If you are unsure what to put on a certificate please speak to the consultant that is either the EPIC or on-call.

To report a death to the procurator fiscal please download and fill in the F5 electronic reporting form.

Send the form to SFIUEast@copfs.gov.uk with subject line as “Notification of Death - (Deceased Name)”. Copy the consultant on-call or consultant EPIC into the email, as well as the departmental PA (Nicola Codona - nicola.codona@nhs.scot).

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