Overview

The 2025 Medical Examiner Annual Conference will be held on Zoom on Wednesday May 14th. Speakers will cover a range of current topics relevant to the medical examiner service. This event may be of interest to MEs, MEOs, Registrars, Coroners and others working in death certification and registration.

Confirmed speakers include:

  • William Vineall, Director of NHS Quality, Safety and Investigations
  • Jonny Tinsley, Head of Health Data, Office for National Statistics
  • Emma Whitting, HM Senior Coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton
  • Representative of HASAG, the asbestos support charity
  • More coming soon

Topics include:

  • An update on the statutory system from the Department of Health and Social Care
  • An update from NHS England
  • Assisted dying - potential implications for MEs
  • Asbestos-related deaths
  • When are MEs interested persons?
  • How accurate does the cause of death have to be?
  • More coming soon

There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions throughout the day. Some sessions may be recorded; however, there is no option to watch them later.

Programme

9.15am

Registration

9.30am

Introduction

  • Dr Suzy Lishman, Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners, The Royal College of Pathologists

9.35am

Welcome

  • Dr Bernie Croal, President, The Royal College of Pathologists

9.40am

Update from the National Medical Examiner

  • Dr Alan Fletcher, National Medical Examiner

10.10am

NHSE/National Patient Safety update

  • Professor Ramani Moonasinghe, Interim National Director of Patient Safety, NHS England

10.40am

Strategic update from the Department of Health and Social Care

  • William Vineall, Director of NHS Quality, Safety and Investigations

11.10am

Break

11.30am

Update on behalf of the Chief Coroner

  • Penny Schofield, HM Senior Coroner, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove

12pm

Assisted dying – implications for medical examiners

  • Dr Suzy Lishman, Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners, RCPath
  • Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Palliative Care Consultant and crossbench member of the House of Lords
  • Emma Whitting, HM Senior Coroner, Luton and Bedfordshire

1pm

Lunch

2pm

Accuracy of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death and coding of causes of death

  • Jonny Tinsley, Jenny Mills, Elaine Tower, Mortality Coding Experts, Office for National Statistics

2.30pm

Death certification reform – the funeral directors’ perspective

  • Rachel Bradburne, Director of External Affairs, National Association of Funeral Directors

3pm

Break

3.20pm

Deaths due to asbestos exposure

  • Dr Chris Warburton, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Jo Cooper, Support Worker, HASAG, Asbestos Disease Support charity
  • Emma Whitting, HM Senior Coroner, Luton and Bedfordshire

4.20pm

Closing remarks

  • Dr Suzy Lishman, Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners, RCPath

4.30pm

Event close
Registration Fees

RCPath Members rate: £186
Non-members rate: £300.00
Concession rate: £100.00 (Includes Medical Examiner Officers, trainees, BMS, non-consultant Clinical Scientists, retired & nurses)

Please note that an administrative charge of £10.00 will be made on all cancellations and the total registration fee is forfeited if cancelled within 48 hours before the event.

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