This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Petition Require Coroners to record when a death resulted from using a prescription drug
Coroners are not currently required to collect details of prescription drugs people were taking at the time of their death or record deaths from prescription drugs.
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Coroners routinely list the cause of death as “alcohol/drug related”. We want the Government to require Coroners to record details of prescription drugs people were taking at the time of their death and when prescribed medications played a part in a death. This would allow for accurate public records and statistics as well raising more awareness for safer prescribing practices.
This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months