DEATH
HP4720
- Medical Certificate of Causes of Death: standard certificate filled in by a doctor or nurse practitioner
- Medical Certificate of Causes of Fetal & Neonatal Death: if a fetus or baby died within 28 days of birth.
CREMATION
Form A
- Application for cremation, completed by the family or executors of the deceased person’s estate.
- Doctor or nurse practitioner's certificate about medical details required for cremation. Typically includes statement for Form AB
- Confirms that there is no pacemaker or other battery-powered device implanted in the body, signed by a doctor or nurse practitioner.
- Typically this is incorporated in the practitioner's certificate Form B
- For Coroner’s cases: Coroner releases the body for cremation.
- issued after a post mortem (autopsy) if a Medical Referee has requested one.
- permission to cremate, issued by the Medical Referee.
- Permission to cremate at a facility other than an approved crematorium, issued by a Medical Officer of Health.