68 How do family members experience coroner or procurator fiscal involvement following a mesothelioma death?
A death caused by known or suspected mesothelioma in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must, by law, be referred to a coroner for an inquest. In Scotland, the equivalent is referral to the Procurator Fiscal for a Fatal Accident Enquiry. Practice following a mesothelioma death varies across the UK.
Source: Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bethany Taylor, Clare Gardiner, Sarah Hargreaves, Angela Tod Tags: Mesothelioma Source Type: research
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