Organ Donation

When a death is reportable to a coroner and the consent of the deceased or family members has been given for organ or tissue donation, or there is deemed consent, the coroner must be asked whether they have any objection to that donation taking place. 

Coroners need to ensure that organ donation does not compromise their investigation into the cause of a death, but strongly support the valuable work of the NHS Transplant Service and will allow organ donation wherever possible.   

If the deceased does not require a post mortem examination, there will usually be no difficulty with agreeing to proposed donation.  If a post-mortem examination is required, the coroner will consider which, if any, organs can be donated while still being able to obtain accurate results.