A Child Death Review must be carried out for all children regardless of the cause of death. This includes the death of any live-born baby where a death certificate has been issued. For the avoidance of doubt, it does not include stillbirths, late fetal loss, or terminations of pregnancy.
A Child Death Review may not happen until 12 months following the death.
The Child Death Review Meeting (CDRM) should be attended by professionals who were directly involved in the care of the child during his or her life, and any professionals involved in the investigation into his or her death.
A Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) of doctors, other health specialists and childcare professionals consider the information, to try to ascertain what caused the death, what support and treatment was offered to the child and their family up until the death, and what support was offered to the family after the child died.
It is required to consider whether any preventable factors contributed to the death and it decides whether there are any recommendations and actions needed to help prevent similar child deaths in the future.
Whatever the type of review or investigation that was or is being carried out Hudgell Solicitors’ can support families through the process.
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