Coroner referrals can be distressing and can often cause delays in the funeral process. 

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Where the death is reported to the Coroner to be investigated,  the following advice should be noted:

 

Always ensure that a single person from the family of the deceased is appointed as the main contact.

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Do not inundate the Coroner or their staff with inquiries about the completion of the post-mortem examination or about when the body of the deceased will be released. The Coroner understands and is sensitive to the needs of certain faiths and their need for early burial. Be rest assured they will make contact with you as soon as the body of the deceased is released.​

 

Coroner Guidance 

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What is a Post Mortem?

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A post-mortem is ordered when no doctor has treated the deceased during his or her last illness; or when the doctor attending to the patient did not see him or her within 28 days before death. A post-mortem can also be ordered when a death occurs during an operation or immediately after or when the death was sudden and unexplained or by suspicious circumstances. Deaths as a result of an industrial injury will also result in a Coroner's investigation and a post-mortem.

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Virtual Autopsy - CT Scan

 

From 1st November 2017, if a post-mortem investigation is required by HM Coroner for Leicester City and South Leicestershire to establish the cause of death, pathologists at the Leicester Royal Infirmary will determine what approach is required. 

 

The least invasive approach, including using PMCT will be taken whenever possible, although where there are important questions that PMCT cannot answer, a traditional invasive post-mortem examination will still need to be performed.​

 

Contacting the Leicester City Coroner

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HM Coroner for Leicester City and South Leicestershire

The Coroner’s Court 
Town Hall
Town Hall Square
Leicester
LE1 9BG

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Opening hours: 
08.30am - 4.00pm. Monday to Thursday
08.30am - 3.30pm. Friday

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Telephone - 0116 454 1031

Email:  leicester.coroner@leicester.gov.uk

HM Coroner - Website

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Contacting the County City Coroner

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HM Coroner for Rutland and North Leicestershire
Southfield Road

Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 2TR

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Opening hours: 
08.30am - 4.00pm. Monday to Thursday
08.30am - 3.30pm. Friday

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Telephone - 0116 305 7732

Email:  hmcoroner@leics.gov.uk

HM Coroner - Website

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