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Can a death certificate be changed?

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Minihippyme89 · 15/05/2023 21:33

Posting here for traffic

Ive tried to find this on Google but nothing seems to answer my question

Can a cause of death on a death certificate be changed and if so what is the process and how long does it take roughly

I am not the person wanting this change on a death certificate.

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Minihippyme89 · 15/05/2023 23:18

Thanks everyone for all your information and opinions. Im thinking of screenshotting the thread to show my daughter. I think maybe the realisation that her grandmother isn’t a nice pink fluffy granny that other people have is a hard pill to swallow.

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AppleDumplingWithCustard · 15/05/2023 23:21

The registrar has to copy exactly what the doc puts as cause of death. The doc who certified my mum couldn’t spell haemorrhage (!) so it’s spelled incorrectly on her death certificate.

Daffodilwoman · 15/05/2023 23:26

Your mother sounds horrible op. Sorry for your loss.

iklboo · 15/05/2023 23:34

@AppleDumplingWithCustard - if the doctor was from overseas it's likely they leaned to spell haemorrhage another way. Similarly diarrhoea. It's not a massive issue if they used a variant spelling as long as it wasn't something like 'hemridge' 😂

L1ttledrummergirl · 16/05/2023 00:02

If your df was cremated, the death certificate would have been signed by 2 doctors. If it's a gp signing it first, the second is usually from another gp practice. I'm not sure how this works in a hospital but I would think that it's similar.

L1ttledrummergirl · 16/05/2023 00:03

iklboo · 15/05/2023 23:11

Sorry for your loss and all this upset OP.

All doctors practising in the UK must be registered with the GMC. There is no 'equivalent' for UK regulator, even in Scotland.

A doctor absolutely CANNOT be 'suddenly struck off'. It's a lengthy investigation process and as PP has said, the decision is the decision of the MPTS not the GMC. Certainly not the bloody hospital and definitely not at a resolution meeting. The hospital can't change the death certificate either. How the fuck would they know / agree he didn't die of Covid if your dad was cremated - especially if there was no post mortem.

This is why two doctors certify for cremation.

mathanxiety · 16/05/2023 00:03

I think you should consider limiting your daughter's time/ exposure to your mother.

Aside from that, there's no way to change a death cert without the consent of the coroner, and it's no different in Scotland.

The process to remove a doctor from the register is lengthy - your mother is full of BS here.

SmirnoffIceIsNice · 16/05/2023 06:39

L1ttledrummergirl · 16/05/2023 00:02

If your df was cremated, the death certificate would have been signed by 2 doctors. If it's a gp signing it first, the second is usually from another gp practice. I'm not sure how this works in a hospital but I would think that it's similar.

I'm not sure about Scotland but in England we've only had one doctor sign the MCCD since Covid. It never moved back to being two. Regardless, the OPs DF would have been tested in hospital for Covid and, if he was positive within 30 days of his death it would have been recorded as a contributing factor.

AnnaMagnani · 16/05/2023 07:41

L1ttledrummergirl · 16/05/2023 00:02

If your df was cremated, the death certificate would have been signed by 2 doctors. If it's a gp signing it first, the second is usually from another gp practice. I'm not sure how this works in a hospital but I would think that it's similar.

For cremation it is a separate additional form. It's not the MCCD or the Death Certificate you get from the Registrar.

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Minihippyme89 · 16/05/2023 17:47

Thanks everyone for your replies. My daughter knows what my mother is like, she’s 25 so it’s up to her if she wants to break contact with her or not. Luckily my daughter lives in Belgium so can keep her at arms length.

Ive explained the process to her today. She said she didn’t believe her anyway but feels more upset that she’s using her papas death to create drama and attention for herself.

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AppleDumplingWithCustard · 17/05/2023 01:17

iklboo · 15/05/2023 23:34

@AppleDumplingWithCustard - if the doctor was from overseas it's likely they leaned to spell haemorrhage another way. Similarly diarrhoea. It's not a massive issue if they used a variant spelling as long as it wasn't something like 'hemridge' 😂

She wasn’t from overseas. I knew her from the ward.

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