Journal of General Practice

Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Research Article   
  The role of the general practitioner in the Dutch system of post-mortem investigations
  Author(s): Cecile M. Woudenberg-Van Den Broek*, Henriette F Treurniet, Koos Van Der Velden and Wilma L.J.M. Duijst-Heesters
  
  Objective: General Practitioners (GPs) have an important role in the Dutch system of external post-mortem examination (E-PM). They perform at least 50% of the E-PMs. This research aims to study the competence of the GPs in the Netherlands in performing E-PMs. To achieve this, a survey was performed amongst GPs. The study analysed if GPs felt competent to perform E-PMs, if they had knowledge of and acted according to the Dutch Burial Act and if they were consistent in their acts and thoughts. Methods: An online survey conducted amongst GPs resulted in 225 datasets, after excluding 36 surveys for various reasons. Results: There was no significant difference in the feeling of competence between GPs (79.47%) and GP registrars (86.49%). Of all the respondents 40.89% were consistent in their acts and thoughts.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2329-9126.2022.10.471

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