A Clinician's Brief Guide to the Coroner's Court and Inquests

Author: Gabrielle Pendlebury; Derek Tracy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781009450096
Published In: November 2024
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The sudden and unexpected death of a patient can be emotionally complex and overwhelming for clinicians. This book will equip medical and other healthcare professionals with the necessary information and skills to fulfil their requirements in the coroner's court confidently and competently and understand their organisation's responsibilities.

Practical and straightforward, this book aims to make the unfamiliar territory of the coroner's court transparent, enabling clinicians to negotiate all eventualities. It will provide clinicians with the confidence to turn what can feel like an adversarial situation into an opportunity to engage with an important part of the healthcare system, preventing future deaths and providing understanding to relatives. It also explores the underlying necessity of complying with requirements and suggests ways to cope with the emotional impact. With chapters covering expert witnesses, legal perspectives, and managing outcomes, this book is essential for any healthcare professional called to an inquest.

Foreword - H. H. J. Teague KC and Dame Clare Gerada DBE

The aim of this book - Gabrielle Pendlebury and Derek Tracy

1. Introduction - Gabrielle Pendlebury and Derek Tracy

2. History of Coroner's court - Arif Naqvi and Gabrielle Pendlebury

3. The role of the Coroner - Lydia Brown

4. Patient safety incident response framework and inquests - Elaine Chung, Eva Ferlez, Christopher Hilton, Shaun O'Connell and Derek Tracy

5. Notification of deaths to the Coroner and the decision to investigate: when and who should contact the Coroner - Karen Hall and Gabrielle Pendlebury

6. The scope of the investigation - Gabrielle Pendlebury and Carol Seymour

7. Interested persons - Gabrielle Pendlebury and Derek Tracy

8. Deaths involving suicide and unlawful killing (homicide offences) - Gabrielle Pendlebury

9. The statement (or Report) for the court - Gabrielle Pendlebury

10. Pre-inquest Review Hearing (PIRH) and rule 23 - abrielle Pendlebury

11. The professional as witness - Gabrielle Pendlebury

12. Expert witnesses in the Coroner's court Keith Rix

13. On the day: Giving evidence - Mark Tarn and Gabrielle Pendlebury

14. Giving evidence: Nursing perspectives - Stephanie Bridger, Sonya Clinch and Gillian Kelly

15. The roles of advocates and the jury in the Coroner's court: a legal perspective - Emma Galland

16. Outcomes, including regulation 28 reports – Prevention of future death - Derek Winter and Gabrielle Pendlebury

17. Managing adverse outcomes, including referral of professionals to regulatory bodies and developing a professional development plan - Gabrielle Pendlebury and Derek Tracy

18. Managing the emotions around the Inquest process and the Coroner's Court - Sian McIver, Sunita Shridhar and Shirley Tench

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