Coroner’s Court: Statement Writing & Giving Evidence

This course is led by Mike O’Connell, Legal Services Practitioner and was Head of Legal Services at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust for 24 years. This course will provide delegates with the key skills and knowledge required to be a confident and capable factual witness at a coroner’s inquest. Topics include the role of the coroner, purpose of an inquest, providing a witness statement, preparing for the inquest, the court hearing itself, giving evidence, and inquest conclusions.

After attending this course, delegates will gain...

• Provide a good factual witness statement.
• Understand how an inquest works in practice.
• Give effective evidence in coroner’s court.

Suitability

This course offers 6 CPD points and is suitable all healthcare staff who may have to give evidence at a coroner’s inquest, plus those who need to support them in such circumstances including Heads of Service, Clinical Directors, Matrons, Governance Managers, and Legal Services staff. It is also suitable for those who wish to understand the importance and function of coroner’s inquests including Medical Examiners and staff working in Quality & Safety. The range of staff called to give evidence in coroners' courts includes Doctors, Nurses, Therapists, and Allied Health Professionals of all grades and specialties.