In an email dated 2/9/2004 11:40:53 am GMT Daylight time, David Jobson <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>>>http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs2/compcrembc.html
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>>>Point 28 makes it clear
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>>This guidance however is dated 23 December 2003, long after all these events took place. Does
>anyone have a >copy of the guidance that was in place at the time? I know what we all did, but what
>were we supposed to be >doing. I for one never received any training in completing Part C of the
>crem form. Surely these GPs can only >be judged by the guidance in place at the time.
>
>Surely they can only be judged on what was the norm at the time?
>
>And even thinking that you colleague might be the biggest
>mass murder in this country's history was certainly not
>the norm.
>
>Another reason to be thankful that I am out of it all.
>
>
>David Jobson
>
Asked yesterday to do a Part C for a local lady, registered with a local practice who went to stay with her son 30 miles away and died there overnight - long history of AF and CCF
The body was returned to a local Funeral Directors for viewing by doctors today.
Part B was signed by a Dr, from Spain, who is in her first month of a 1 year attachment (who I've never met before)and with v. poor English (and I run a surgery for asylum seekers so that says a lot!)
Part B doc gives the cause of death as CCF and AF (sounds more like an MI to me, but that's another story - no obvious oedema when I viewed the body) saw her for first time when she told me of the death.
Part B doctor says she spoke to the son and Coronor's Officer - the latter is on day-off today, and no contact details for the former. People dealing with funeral not answering phone!
Whilst writing this I had a call from the local FD to say the firm dealing with funeral phoned and advised that they had arranged for Part C to be done one of their local doctors - one without any knowledge/contact with the Spanish doctor completing Part B!
Comments anyone.
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Roger Gardiner
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