Dr Ginni Fitzpatrick-Swallow is a Home Office Registered Forensic Pathologist. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists and a Consultant working on behalf of Forensic Pathology Services, Home Office group practice in the Southeastern region of England. Dr Fitzpatrick-Swallow has a background in basic science, battlefield pathology and post-mortem computed tomography scanning (PMCT) and is a member of UKDVI and the Contaminated fatalities cadre. Her work involves performing post-mortem examinations on behalf of His Majesty’s Coroner’s and Police Forces in suspicious deaths in both the adult and paediatric populations.

Dr Esther Youd is an autopsy pathologist at the University of Glasgow, with particular interest in sudden cardiac death, maternal death and medical education. She is Chair of the RCPath Death Investigation Committee, Chair of the UK Cardiac Pathology Network, and reviews maternal deaths for MBRRACE-UK. She is the RCPath Clinical Director for Digital Pathology Education, a role which encompasses oversight of the Pathology Portal. She is external examiner at Queen Mary University of London and an examiner for the RCPath CHAT exam.