When someone dies at home or in a residential/nursing home, the doctor who was treating the deceased will issue a medical certificate stating the cause of death.
If the death occurs in hospital, the Medical Certificate of Death will be issued by the hospital doctor and not by the deceased’s doctor (you will be asked to call the hospital to arrange collection of this certificate).
The death will need to be registered in the area which the death occurred within 5 working days. In order to register the death you must be in possession of the medical certificate that states the cause of death.