The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Death certification e-training
Doctors in Scotland are being encouraged to complete two e-learning modules on death certification.
The modules, which have been produced by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in partnership with Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Death Certification Review Service (DCRS), are designed to support certifying doctors to complete Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs).
Module one entitled ‘Death Certification: Identifying Common Mistakes’ is intended for doctors who are completing MCCDs in Scotland or doctors who have finished a training module on death certification and wish to confirm or improve their understanding of the subject.
Module two entitled ‘Certification of Deaths in the Community’ is primarily intended for doctors who are working in general practice in Scotland and may need to deal with sudden or expected deaths in the community.
Doctors are being encouraged to complete the modules as early as possible to enable continuous improvement in death certification.
To access the modules visit: www.sad.scot.nhs.uk/atafter-death/death-certification
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