The medical examiner system is not fit for purpose

John Francis Mayberry1,2, Affifa Farrukh2

  • 1Criminal Barrister, 2DRJ, London, UK.

The Medico-Legal Journal
|October 30, 2025
PubMed

This analysis is based on the published outcomes of the Shipman and Mid-Staffordshire Inquiries, Parliamentary discussions recorded in Hansard and the resulting Acts. The Analysis assesses whether the present structure of the ME programme can deliver the roles which various Inquiries called for so as to improve patient safety in England and Wales.