PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Death Certificates: Fees and Charges (12 September 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of fees charged by medical professionals for death certification on those liable for such fees who are on low incomes.
Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)
Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)
Answer
There is no fee payable for completing the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD).
When a patient dies it is the statutory duty of the doctor who has attended the patient in the last illness to issue an MCCD.
Answered by:
David Mowat (Conservative)
15 September 2016
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