Reporting Deaths to PF

It is frequent that following a death of our patients that the Procurator Fiscal needs to be involved.

The below link gives more details but in our patients the most common reason is due to admission following a fall, fracture or indeed an inpatient fall with harm. 

If you need to report a death- phone the relevant office and they will send you a form to complete. Following this they may require the Police to do a further investigation. 

A DEATH CERTIFICATE SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL THE PROCURATOR FISCAL GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO DO THIS. 

Reporting Deaths to the Procurator Fiscal: information and guidance for medical practitioners

Notification of Death Form eF5 - Annex 3

Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit Teams and Contact Details - Annex 1

SFIU NORTH
Telephone: 0300 020 2387
Email: SFIUNorth@copfs.gov.uk

SFIU EAST
Telephone: 0300 020 3702
Email: SFIUEast@copfs.gov.uk

SFIU WEST
Telephone: 0300 020 1798
Email: SFIUWest@copfs.gov.uk