Bereavement Advice

National Bereavement Service

Every bereavement is different and there are different processes dependent on your circumstances.

Telephone: 0800 0246 121

Website: www.nationalbereavementservice.org

Medical Examiner Service

All deaths in the UK now go through the medical examiner. The GP and the medical examiner will liase and the death certificate will be signed by both the GP and the medical examiner. The patients next of kin will be contacted by the medical examiner when the death certificate is completed. 

You can contact the nmedical examiner office here:

Tel no: 01733 673530

If the patient sadly passes away in hospital it is the hospital that will arrange the death certificate. 

Bereavement Guide

Page last reviewed: 28 January 2026
Page created: 24 September 2020