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The Coroner Role & Preparing for Coroner's Inquest: Learning from Deaths

Training dates throughout the year:

Thu, 23 Jan 2025
Virtual, Online
Virtual, Online
Thu, 24 Apr 2025
Virtual, Online
Virtual, Online

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This virtual conference will focus on the role of the Coroner and preparing and attending Coroner’s Inquests. The conference will also update delegates on the implications of the 2024 Death Certification Reforms and roles, responsibilities and information flows under the new system.

“The coroner’s role is to find out who died and how, when, and where they died…. When a death is reported to a coroner, they:

• decide whether an investigation is needed; and if it is,

• investigate to establish the identity of the person who has died; how, when, and where they died; and any information they need to register the death; and,

• use information discovered during the investigation to help prevent other deaths.”

A Guide to Coroner Services for Bereaved People

“Supporting staff called to give evidence in coroner’s court is another area that can be improved”

Insights from a Just Culture NHS Improvement

“Engagement leads should ensure those affected are aware if there is to be a coroner’s inquest and give them information about what this will entail.”

Engaging and involving patients, families and staff following a patient safety incident NHS England

“A coroner must send a PFD (Prevent Future Deaths) report (also known as a Regulation 28 report) to the trust chief executive if they have heard evidence of a risk of death occurring in the future and believes there is something the trust can do about it.”

NHS Resolution

“These reforms focus on the experience for bereaved people and seek to support improvements to patient safety. Importantly for bereaved people, the introduction of a statutory medical examiner system provides an opportunity for them to raise questions or concerns with a senior doctor not involved in the care of the deceased. The statutory system will also help deter criminal activity, improve practice and ensure appropriate referrals to coroners for further investigation.

These reforms respond to multiple inquiry recommendations over many years and mark a significant change to processes for medical practitioners, registrars and coroners. Under these reforms all deaths will legally become subject to either a medical examiner’s scrutiny or a coroner’s investigation irrespective of whether the deceased is to be buried or cremated, delivering a more equal and comprehensive system of assurance. From today, all of the medical examiner system’s obligations, duties and responsibilities are enshrined in law.”

UK Parliament 9th September 2024

This conference will enable you to:

  • Understand the role of the Coroner

  • Reflect on a families experience and understand what families want from a Coroner investigation and inquest

  • Implications of the 2024 Death Certification Reforms

  • Learn from complex hospital inquests

  • Explore changes as a result of the Justice Committee’s Report on the Coroner’s Service

  • Understand the Coroner’s Investigation, Inquest & Duty to Investigate a Death

  • Develop your skills in preparing for attending an inquest including witness statements and giving evidence

  • Learn from the experience of Senior Coroners

  • Understand how you can improve support for staff who have to attend inquests

  • Identify key strategies for learning from Deaths and implementing Coroner PFD recommendations at a local level

  • Ensure you are up to date with the latest practice on which cases need to be referred to the coroner, and the role of the Medical Examiner in decision making

  • Self assess and reflect on your own practice

  • Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes

At our last event on this subject 100% of delegates would recommend the event to a colleague

Speakers include:

Mr Mike O'Connell

Legal Services Practitioner and Interim Senior Inquests Manager
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Xavier Mooyaart

Assistant Coroner
London Inner South

Dorit Braun

Lived Experience Speaker

Sarah Knight

Legal Director
Weightmans LLP

Exhibition & Sponsorship Packages

This conference offers a valuable opportunity for industry suppliers to personally meet with their target audience where they will have time to talk and demonstrate the benefits of their products. High quality specialist audiences make having a presence at our events a highly targeted and cost effective marketing channel.

Why Exhibit?

Having a presence at this event will give you the opportunity to:

  • Demonstrate your product, system or service
  • Network and engage with your key audience  
  • Generate new business leads
  • Gain exposure for your brand and raise the profile of your organisation
  • Understand the current needs of your audience and challenges they’re facing
  • Update your knowledge of national policy and local developments  

Enquire

Contact Sarah Jane for exhibition and sponsorship prices, or to discuss a tailored package to suit your needs and budget.

Fee Options

Virtual NHS, Schools, Care and Public Sector

£295.00

(£354.00)

Virtual Voluntary sector & charities

£250.00

(£300.00)

Virtual Commercial organisations

£495.00

(£594.00)

(Prices in brackets include VAT)

Discounts

Additional delegate discount:

A discount of 15% will be applied to fees for any extra delegates.

Online discount:

A discount of 10% will be applied if you pay using the website.

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