If death occurs at home:

• Telephone the doctor; he or she will advise of next steps to take.
• Contact the Funeral Director.
• Collect the death certificate from the surgery (please telephone first so that it will be ready).

If death occurs at the hospital:

• Contact the Funeral Director to inform them that their services will be needed.

In all cases of death:

• Take the death certificate to the registrar’s office for the area the death occurred. Also take the deceased medical card and birth certificate, if available.
• Take the green form (Certificate for Burial or Cremation) to the Funeral Director who will take over the organisation of the funeral.

The Government Website provides a range of helpful information.

• Registering a death
• What to do after a death
• Benefits, property and money
• Wills and probate.