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Date of report: 21/11/2025 Ref: 2026-0101 Deceased name: Timothy Reading Coroner name: James Puzey Coroner Area: Worcestershire Category: Suicide (from 2015)  This report is being sent to: Birmingham ...

Clinicians are increasingly required to attend the coroner’s court, yet many receive little formal training on the inquest process or their professional responsibilities within it. This article provid...

Clinicians are increasingly required to attend the coroner’s court, yet many receive little formal training on the inquest process or their professional responsibilities within it. This article provid...

Violent behaviour in adolescents: assessment and formulation using a structured risk assessment tool - Volume 30 Issue 3

Join us for a thought-provoking 90-minute webinar that explores how coroners' inquests can be approached not only to reduce stress for clinicians but also to foster meaningful learning and systemic im...

20 April 2018

Join us for a thought-provoking 90-minute webinar that explores how coroners' inquests can be approached not only to reduce stress for clinicians but also to foster meaningful learning and systemic im...

Although co-published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, A Clinician’s Brief Guide to the Coroner’s Court and Inquests is of particular relevance to anaesthetists and intensivists owing to their i...

The MHRA has produced a guide to help children and young people learn why it's important to report possible side effects of medication.

Date of report: 07/08/2025  Ref: 2025-0416  Deceased name: Tracey Ostler  Coroners name: Caroline Topping  Coroners Area: Surrey  Category: Mental Health related deaths | Emergency services related de...

Date of report: 12/08/2025  Ref: 2025-0421  Deceased name: Chloe Barber  Coroners name: Paul Marks  Coroners Area: City of Kingston Upon Hull and the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire  Category: ...

Mental health practitioners may be called to an inquest after the unexpected death of a patient. Our review aimed to synthesise publicly available guidance written for practitioners working in ment...

What the psychiatrist needs to know about the coroner's court in England and Wales - Volume 28 Issue 3

What to expect when newspapers and magazines report a death or an inquest, the rules around reporting of suicide as well as how we can help.

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Hempsons inquest specialists provide a basic introduction to the inquest process, offer tips on how to be an 'effective' witness and...

Re AB (ADRT: Validity and Applicability) [2025] EWCOP 20 (T3) is a (rare) example of a court having to grapple with advance decisions to refuse medical treatment.  It is rare largely because ADRTs …

What the psychiatrist needs to know about the coroner's court in England and Wales - Volume 28 Issue 3

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Join us for a day of lectures and debates that will address some of the key principles of medical ethics and law.

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