of Cause of Death

3. Collecting the Medical

Certificate of Cause of Death

This certificate is completed by a Doctor at the hospital. A Medical Certificate of Cause of Death is a legal document that is taken to the Registry office and used to create the official Death Certificate. It normally takes a few days for the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death to be completed. Once the certificate has been issued we will arrange an appointment for you to collect this from the Ward Staff. We will ask you to bring some form of identification with you when you come to collect the certificate. When you go to the Registry Office they will produce as many copies of the Death Certificate as you would like. There is a charge for every Death Certificate that the Registry Office produce. The Registrar will also produce a green form which must be passed on to your chosen Funeral Director. This form is a notification that the death has been registered and there is no charge for this form.