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What to do when someone dies checklist

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Practical guidance on what to do when someone dies at home or in a hospital. Step-by-step checklist covering caring for the body and registering a death.

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Helps when

  • what to do in the hours immediately after a death
  • registering the death

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Bereavement & after-death care · Legal & administrative

Verified 27 Sept 2026Signposting, not medical advice