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  • What the psychiatrist needs to know about the coroner's court in England and Wales

  • Anton van Dellen, Andrew Harris, James Merryweather, Ceylan Simsek, Gabrielle Pendlebury
  • Journal:
    BJPsych Advances / Volume 28 / Issue 3 / May 2022
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    13 December 2021, pp. 187-194
    Print publication:
    May 2022
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  • It is highly likely that a psychiatrist will be called to an inquest at some point in their career. Our aim in this article is to educate psychiatrists in relation to the law and processes of a coroner's court in England and Wales and provide guidance on engaging with the system. To achieve this we review and discuss the relevant law and medico-legal aspects of inquests. Knowledge and preparation are key to negotiating any inquest and we would hope that the understanding and guidance offered in this article will reduce anxiety, make the situation manageable and aid professionalism, in often tragic circumstances.