The Shipman Inquiry - Third Report

The Third Report

Contents

FOREWORD
SUMMARY
RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER ONE - The Conduct of Phase Two, Stage Two of the Inquiry
CHAPTER TWO - Registration of Death, Medical Certification of the Cause of Death and the Coronial System: a Brief History
CHAPTER THREE - The Origins of the Existing Cremation Certification System
CHAPTER FOUR - The Functions of the Police, Ambulance Services, General Practitioners and Deputising Doctors in the Immediate Aftermath of a Death in the Community
CHAPTER FIVE - Medical Certification of the Cause of Death
CHAPTER SIX - Registration of Deaths
CHAPTER SEVEN - Coroners and Their Jurisdiction
CHAPTER EIGHT - The Role of the Coroner's Officer
CHAPTER NINE - Coroners' Investigations and Inquests
CHAPTER TEN - The Role of Pathology in the Coroner Service
CHAPTER ELEVEN - Cremation Certification
CHAPTER TWELVE - The Bereaved Relatives
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - The Death of Mrs Renate Overton
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - The Tameside Registrars and the General Register Office
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - The Doctors Who Signed Cremation Forms C for Shipman's Patients
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - The Dukinfield Crematorium Medical Referees
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - The Inquiry's Consultation Process: Responses to the Discussion Paper, the Seminars and the Feasibility Study
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - Systems of Death Investigation and Certification in Other Jurisdictions
CHAPTER NINETEEN - Proposals for Change
APPENDICES