Chief Coroners Annual Report 2018-2019 [pdf, 1.6 MB]
...direct a pathologist to perform a preliminary inspection or a post mortem. A preliminary inspection can consist of an external visual examination of the body and/or the use of medical imaging. This helps to ensure unnecessary and costly post mortems are avoided. If a post mortem is needed, it can be either a full internal and external examination of the body, or a lesser examination. Often, a pathologist tries to perform the post mortem as soon as possible (...