HSE National Toolkit of Templates for Post Mortem Examination Services (2023)
Issue Date
2023-04-17Keywords
Post mortem examination servicespatient safety
quality and patient safety
organ retention
management of retained organs
management of temporarily retained organs
consent
coroner
anatomical pathology technicians
pathologiststate forensicPMEs (suspicious or unusual deaths)communication and the post mortem examinationStoragetransportation and ultimate disposal of tissue samples and management of retained organs following post mortem examinationRecords management following coroner and hospital post mortem examination
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Form 1: Reporting a death to the coroner and record of coroner’s directions (hospital based deaths) Form 2: Request for coroner’s directions (community based deaths) 3.1. Form 3: Acknowledgement of information received and consent form for the management of any organs temporarily retained in a coroner’s post mortem examination (hospital deaths) Part A: Contact details Part B: Acknowledgement of information received about a coroner’s post mortem examination Part C: Consent for the management of any organs retained during a coroner’s post mortem examination Part D: Consent to donate tissues and organs for clinical teaching, medical education and / or research Part E: for internal use only 3.2. Form 3: Acknowledgement of information received and consent form for the management of any organs temporarily retained in a coroner’s post mortem examination (hospital deaths - short form) 3.3. Form 3: Acknowledgement of information received and consent form for the management of any temporarily retained organs in a coroner’s post mortem examination (community deaths) Form 4: Consent form for a hospital post mortem examination (also known as a consented or non-coronial PME) Form 5: Consent pre mortem (while living) for a post mortem examination Form 6: Request from pathologist to crematorium for cremation of organs in the absence of ongoing family contact Form 7: Post mortem examination or specialist examination transfer and receiving form Form 8: Child post mortem examination task list Form 9: Template checklist which may assist designated healthcare professionals communicating with the designated person / family about post mortem examinations. Form 10: Confidential: Release certificate to funeral directorsMetadata
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HSE National Clinical Guidelines for Post Mortem Examination Services (2023)Publisher
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