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COASA AGM AND STUDY DAY
“Deaths in Custody: Who's Who and What do they Do?”
12th February 2020 at St Mary’s Conference Centre, Sheffield.
FREE to COASA members - £80 for non-members
Flyer and delegate application form are HERE.
The work of those working within and allied to the Coroner Service in relation to investigation is often complex and demanding. As with all COASA Study days, our aim is to provide our colleagues with practical guidance and valuable information which is always useful for practice.
This study day will enable you to develop a knowledge and understanding of roles of other agencies involved when investigating a death in custody.
Past Training Events
The Coroners' Investigation following the Death of an Infant or Child 8 October 2015
Learning Outcomes
- perspective & different needs of bereaved families following the death of a child
- ​roles & responsibilities of the professionals involved in a multi-agency response
- legal framework and national guidance to inform best practice for coroner’s officers & other staff
We were very pleased to welcome the Chief Coroner as our keynote speaker
We are had interesting and informative input from:
- Ann Rowland, Director of Bereavement Services, Child Bereavement UK - The Family Perspective - what families need from you
- DI Phil Hayes, Child Abuse Investigation Unit, Thames Valley Police - The Police Response to the Death of an Infant or Child
- Dr Joanna Garstang, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor & Consultant Community Paediatrician - The Role of the Paediatrician in Unexpected Infant or Child Death
- Lydia Judge-Kronis, Senior Mortuary Manager, Great Ormond Street Hospital - Paediatric Post-Mortem,how the APT can assist the coroners' officer
- David Jones, Chair, Association of Independent LSCB Chairs - Local Safeguarding Childrens Board (LSCB)
- Christopher Dorries, Senior Coroner, Yorkshire South West - The Coroners Investigation and the Legal Framework
The Coroners' Investigation following the Death of an Adult at Risk 9 October 2014
The introduction of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 placing a statutory duty to hold an inquest following the death of a person in any state detention and therefore the requirement to hold an inquest following the death of a person while under a DoLS authorisation has recently taken prominence
We were very pleased to welcome the Chief Coroner as our keynote speaker
We are had interesting and informative input from:
- The Coroner’s Gatekeeper: Christine Hurst, Senior Coroner’s Officer, Cheshire Constabulary
- The Local Authority Role in Adult Safeguarding: Rachael Elliott, Adult Safeguarding Unit MCA/ DOLS lead, Cheshire East
- The Police Investigation: Jeff Riley, Detective Chief Inspector, Surrey and Sussex Major Crime
- The Legal Framework and The Inquest: Penny Schofield, Senior Coroner, West Sussex
- Speaking up for Adults at Risk: Lynne Phair, Independent Consultant Nurse & Expert Witness, Lynne Phair Consulting Ltd
Lynne was the lead health investigator in the multiagency safeguarding team that investigated the neglect and abuse that occurred at Orchid View in West Sussex.
Summary of training sessions facilitated by COASA:
in partnership with Teesside University (please note: these courses are now closed):
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University Certificate in Professional Development: Coroners' Law and Bereavement
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University Certificate in Professional Development: Medico-legal Death Investigation
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University Certificate in Professional Development: Fundamental Medicine for the Coroner Service
in partnership with:
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Sussex and Surrey Police: The Coroner's Office and Multiple Fatalities (2012)
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British Heart Foundation: Cardiac Conditions and Sudden Death (2010)
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Ministry of Justice: Dealing With Jury Inquests (2007)
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Emergency Planning Society: Multiple Fatalities - The Human Aspect (2002)
COASA study days:
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2015 October |
Investigating the Death of an Infant or Child |
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2014 October |
Investigating the Death of an Adult at Risk |
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2014 July |
Understanding Grief and Bereavement |
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2013 December |
Investigations: putting the new law into practice |
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2013 July |
Organ & Tissue Retention Following a Coroner's PM |
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2012/2013 |
Medicine for the Coroner Service |
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2012 September |
Deaths Abroad: The Coroner's Investigation |
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2012 June |
Medical Terminology: An Introduction |
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2012 May |
Diagnostic Testing |
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2011 September |
Introduction of the Medical Examiner |
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2010 July |
SUDIC: A Coroner's Investigation |
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2009 July |
Working Together for the Future to Deliver Reform |
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2008 July |
An Unexpected Outcome of Hospital Treatment |
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2007 February |
Deaths in Care Homes |
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2006 October |
Fire Related Deaths |
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2006 February |
Multiple Fatalities |
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2005 October |
Mental Health Deaths |
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2005 June |
Deaths Overseas |
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2005 February |
Effective Communication with Bereaved People |
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2004 October |
Deaths in Prison |
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2004 February |
Child Deaths |
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Witness Evidence in Coroner's Court |
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Medical Deaths |
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But Is It Evidence? |
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Road Death |
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Asbestos Related Deaths |
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Whose Body Is It Anyway? |
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Psychological Factors Associated With Sudden Death |
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Death Investigations Involving the Health and Safety Executive |
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The Coroners Officers Role in Multiple Fatalities |
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The Coroner and the Pathologist |
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Registration and Liaison with the Coroner |
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Body Recovery at Major Incidents |
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Options for Donation After Death |
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