Dealing with the grief of having a loved one pass can often be the hardest challenge for the people left behind, however, when their passing is unexpected, with little to no warning it can make that challenge even harder.
With the help of the information below we at E White and Son hope to make your challenge just a little bit easier.
If someone dies suddenly your immediate priority is to phone 999 and request the immediate attention of Paramedics. In sudden and unexplained deaths it is highly likely that HM Coroner will be involved in order to determine the cause of your loved ones passing.
Numerous situations can require the attention of the Coroner, including unknown or unnatural deaths, sudden and unexplained deaths, if the dec’d has not been seen by a doctor 14 days before their death.
The Coroner may also be involved but decide that the cause of death is apparent and that there is no need for his involvement, in this case the doctor will sign all relevant paperwork. If the coroner is to be involved he will instruct Coroners Officer’s to convey your loved one to a local Hospital where a Post Mortem can take place in order to ascertain the cause of death.
Once the Post Mortem has taken place the Hospital’s Bereavement Office will inform you and issue all relevant paperwork. We can then bring your loved one into our care where they will rest in our Chapels Of Rest.
The hospitals bereavement office will advise you on registering your loved ones death, for more information on registration please see our registration page. In rare cases where the cause of death is still unknown even after a Post Mortem has taken place or the death is of an unnatural nature the Coroner will call for an Inquiry.
An inquest is where evidence is taken into consideration and is used to aid the Coroner in assessing your loved ones cause of death.
Once the inquest has been concluded the Hospital’s Bereavement Office will inform you and issue all relevant paperwork. We can then bring your loved one into our care where they will rest in our Chapels Of Rest.
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