Guidance

New MCCD: check that your organisation is on the distribution list

Current list of organisations that will receive the new medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD), which must be used from 9 September 2024.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 25 June 2024
• Last updated: 13 August 2024
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  1. 13 August 2024

     Removed references to the 15 July deadline for contacting us. If your organisation uses the current MCCD and you have not checked the list yet, check it and contact us if your organisation is not on the list or the postcode is wrong. If you have already contacted us, you do not need to do anything.

  2. 25 June 2024

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 13 December 2024

The new medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) was introduced on 9 September 2024, along with updated guidance for medical practitioners completing an MCCD.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

[Withdrawn] New MCCD distribution list

ODS, 156 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

[Withdrawn] New MCCD distribution list

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 265 KB

Details

This document sets out which organisations will receive the new MCCD.

We have not updated this list since its publication on 25 June. If you have already contacted us, you do not need to do anything.

If your organisation uses the current MCCD and you have not checked the list yet, check the list and email mccd@dhsc.gov.uk if:

• your organisation is not on the list
• the postcode is wrong
• your organisation is on the list but you think it should not be

Read the guidance about receiving the new MCCD.