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  6. Procedures Following a Death Policy
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Expected death flow chart

In this section

  1. 1
    Policy statement
  2. 2
    Purpose
  3. 3
    Scope
  4. 4
    Definitions
  5. 5
    Legal Context
  6. 6
    Expected Death
  7. 7
    Unexpected and/or suspicious death
  8. 8
    Information recording
  9. 9
    Funeral arrangements
  10. 10
    Medication
  11. 11
    Media
  12. 12
    Possessions
  13. 13
    Supporting others who use the service
  1. 14
    Supporting staff
  2. 15
    Death data processing
  3. 16
    Carers
  4. 17
    Pets
  5. 18
    Recovering equipment
  6. 19
    Practice guidance
  7. 20
    Implementation
  8. 21
    Monitoring and review
  9. 22
    Expected death flow chart
  10. 23
    Unexpected and/or suspicious death flow chart
  11. 24
    Appendix 1 – Guidance on multicultural issues
  12. 25
    Appendix 2 – Useful organisations and websites
  13. 26
    Policy details

Expected Death Flow Chart 

Last reviewed: 26/06/2025
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