Doctor cleared of claims he coerced registrar to alter morgue death certificate

Allegations were made after concerns were raised a man may have been alive when transferred to a WA hospital morgue
Rockingham General Hospital, WA. Photo: Calistemon/CC BY-SA 4.0.

An investigation has found no evidence a senior doctor tried to coerce a registrar to backdate a death certificate, after he raised concerns a man may have been alive when transferred to a hospital morgue. 

Palliative care patient Kevin Reid, 55, died in Rockingham General Hospital, south of Perth.