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ModerateEthics & ProfessionalismDeath certificationuk-plab-1

A 72-year-old man with advanced COPD dies on the respiratory ward following a prolonged admission. You were one of the treating doctors and saw him 2 days before death. There are no suspicious circumstances. Who should complete the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD)?

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