Recording Death Administration

The Death Administration form is a quick and easy way to record the details required when a patient dies.

To record death administration:

1. With the patient selected and an appropriate Encounter started, enter died in the dynamic search bar.
2. From Quick Entry Forms, select Death administration:

3. The Death Administration screen displays:

4. Complete as appropriate:
   • Date of Death - Enter the date of the patient's death.
   • Description - Defaults to Death, select from the clinical terms available if required.
   • Date last seen alive - Enter a date if required.
   • Post mortem information - Defaults to None, select from the list if appropriate.
   • Employment related - Tick if the death is related to the patient's employment.
   • Seen after death - Defaults to None, select from the list as appropriate.
   • Notes (and place of death) - Enter any free text comments appropriate, up to a maximum of 250 characters.
   • Death certificate completion - Defaults with today's date, update if required.
   • Certificate signed by:
     • If you are signed in as a clinician, this defaults to your details, update if appropriate.
     • If you are not signed in as a clinician, this defaults to the patients Usual GP, or if there is no active Usual GP, their Registered GP. Update if appropriate.
     • Shared Care Setting - Certificate signed by defaults to Other and cannot be updated.
5. Select Save .