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How Coronavirus bill is reshaping hospitals’ relationship with death

The Coronavirus Bill has had far reaching consequences for how the deceased are managed in and outside of hospital.



The bill anticipated the number of lives the pandemic would claim and subsequent pressure on bereavement and mortuary services along with funeral directors.

It streamlined a process where the cause of death and associated underlying health conditions are confirmed by the doctor who treated the patient and then scrutinized and signed off by a medical examiner(s).

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