When a person dies at home

1. Contact the practice or District Nurse team who will visit to confirm that death has taken place.

2. Contact a funeral director.

3. Usually the GP will issue a Medical Certificate of Death, print a copy for next of kin and a copy will be emailed to the Registrars Office.

4. Relatives should contact the Registrars Office to arrange an appointment with them, taking a copy of the deceased's Medical Card and Birth Certificate, if available. Alternatively you can register by declaration at any convenient Registrars Office but certificates will not be available as these will have to be posted to you a few days later.

5. The Registrar will normally issue a Green coloured certificate for you to give to your funeral director who will look after necessary arrangements for the funeral. The Registrar will also issue a white notification certificate for the DSS. They will also enquire as to the number of Certified Copies you require for dealing with the deceased finances (a fee is payable for each copy).

When a person dies in hospital

1. If you wish to, contact a funeral director to inform him his services are required.

2. Collect the certificate from the hospital then follow 4 - 5 as above

Note For Cremation:  Your funeral director will usually liaise directly with the surgery regarding the additional certification required.

Support Available to help with Bereavment

Cruse - are a bereavement charity that offer support through their website, national helpline, live chat, group, zoom, telephone or one-to-one in person support.

Ataloss - helps bereaved people find support and wellbeing