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The frequency with which different clinicians requested hospital necropsies
| Seniority of clinician | Number of requests made for a hospital necropsy | Number of cases in which consent was obtained |
| Preregistration house officer | 13 | 5 |
| Senior house officer | 23 | 14 |
| Specialist registrar | 9 | 3 |
| Staff grade | 0 | 0 |
| Consultant | 4 | 1 |
| General practitioner | 0 | 0 |
| Nurse | 0 | 0 |
| Bereavement officer | 0 | 0 |
| Unspecified | 4 | 0 |
Most requests are made by senior house officers (44.4%) and preregistration house officers (24.5%).
