DCRS key resources

We have educational resources available. These support accurate completion of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD).

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Support around death (SAD) website

You can access the following resources on the SAD website:

• Death certification
• The Scottish MCCD review process

Educational resources

Resources to support accurate completion of a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death on the Support around death website:

• How to complete a paper Medical Certificate of Cause of Death – A 10 minute animated video detailing how to complete a paper MCCD
• How to complete a paper Medical Certificate of Cause of Death – A written guide to support accurate completion of an MCCD
• Top Tips for certifying doctors – A downloadable desktop guide to help certifying doctors avoid the most common mistakes in writing MCCDs
• Hazards and Covid-19 – A downloadable file providing current CMO guidance on what constitute a hazard if the cause of death is Covid-19
• DCRS facilitated session – DCRS bespoke training for groups (12 or more), email his.dcrs@nhs.scot for an application form
• CMO Guidance – Medical certificates of cause of death: guidance on completion

The following resources will be added to the Support around death website soon:

• MCCD Death Certification: Identifying Common Mistakes – 20 minute e learning module
• Certification of Deaths in the Community – 20 minute e learning module
• Completing the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death – A 10 minute webinar you can watch on your own or as part of team training
• Reporting Covid Deaths to the Procurator Fiscal – Case scenarios of current CMO guidance around reporting Covid deaths to the Procurator Fiscal

Application forms

• Advance registration application forms
• Interested person application form
• Death abroad application and declaration forms

Support leaflets