Letters
New medical examiner role and safety
Scotland already has world leading mortality review system
BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l395 (Published 07 February 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l395
- C George M Fernie, senior medical reviewer for Scotland
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh EH12 9EB, UK
- georgefernie{at}nhs.net
Fletcher and colleagues discuss the belated introduction of medical examiners1—I gave evidence for the BMA to the Luce review on death certification back in 2002.
Despite alluding to medical examiners being established “in pilot sites across the UK,” this article fails to recognise the innovative development of proportionate scrutiny introduced throughout Scotland in 2015. Encompassing both general practice and secondary care, the Death …
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