Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Require Coroners to record when a death resulted from using a prescription drug
Closed
704 signatures
What the petition asks
Coroners are not currently required to collect details of prescription drugs people were taking at the time of their death or record deaths from prescription drugs.
Coroners routinely list the cause of death as “alcohol/drug related”. We want the Government to require Coroners to record details of prescription drugs people were taking at the time of their death and when prescribed medications played a part in a death. This would allow for accurate public records and statistics as well raising more awareness for safer prescribing practices.
Timeline
| 28 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jan 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
704
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
28 Jul 2020
Closed
28 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.