Source of information | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
*Formal=cause of death information from health worker, social services, police or coroner. **Informal=cause of death information from relative, neighbour or newspaper report. | ||
Death certificate information in patient record | 194 | 33.6 |
GP certification | 52 | |
Information from other doctor | 88 | |
Information from coroner | 51 | |
Information from relative | 3 | |
Death certificate information from HA | 289 | 50.0 |
No death certificate details available | 95 | 16.4 |
Formal cause of death used* | 51 | |
Informal cause of death used** | 13 | |
No cause of death information of any sort | 31 | |
Total | 578 | 100.0 |