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Chief Medical Officer and Public Health Directorate
www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk1 guidance for doctors completing medical certificates of the cause of death and its quality assurance advice from the chief medical officer and national records
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www.gro.gov.ukGuidance for doctors completing Medical Certificates of Cause of Death in England and Wales From the Office for National Statistics’ Death Certification Advisory Group,
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assets.publishing.service.gov.ukThis guidance is intended to complement the notes for doctors in the front of every book of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD). Those instructions remain current, and doctors should familiarise themselves with the MCCD notes, and consult them if they are in any doubt about whether, or how, to certify a death.
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assets.publishing.service.gov.ukMedical practitioners are required to certify causes of death “to the best of their knowledge and belief”. Without diagnostic proof, if appropriate and to avoid delay, medical practitioners can circle ‘2’ in the MCCD (“information from post-mortem may be available later”) or tick Box B on the reverse of the MCCD for ante-mortem