A 72-year-old man with advanced COPD dies on the respiratory ward following a prolonged admission. You were one of the treating doctors and saw him 2 ...

Question

A 72-year-old man with advanced COPD dies on the respiratory ward following a prolonged admission. You were one of the treating doctors and saw him 2 days before death. There are no suspicious circumstances. Who should complete the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD)?

Accepted Answer

A registered medical practitioner who attended the deceased during the last illness

Answer

Any junior doctor in the hospital

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Only the coroner

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The patient’s GP only

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No certificate is needed if death was expected

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Death certification

A 72-year-old man with advanced COPD dies on the respiratory ward following a prolonged admission. You were one of the treating doctors and saw him 2 days before death. There are no suspicious circumstances. Who should complete the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD)?