Can You Insist On A Post-Mortem...

[vetuste_ennemi]

...if, say, your sickly husband or wife has died in in hospital and "they" think a post-mortem is unnecessary?

[Buenchico]

You have no right to insist upon a post mortem (unless it's one that you're paying for privately) but you can request that the hospital carries one out and/or you can draw to the attention of a coroner any concerns that you might have.

References:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-mortem/
and
https://www.rcpath.org/discover-pathology/what-is-pathology/information-about-post-mortems-for-friends-and-relatives-/types-of-post-mortems-.html
(See also the links in the blue box on the right of that page)

[vetuste_ennemi]

Thank you very much, Buenchico.

[ToraToraTora]

you can pay for one privately if you really must have one.

[Peter Pedant]

I am pretty sure you dont have a right to a post mortem
BUT
ring up the coroners officer - whether or no you have a death certificate - and say you are not satisfied with ....
whatever you are not satisfied with
Work in - - St Georges, Bristol, Shipman, Morecambe,
any or all of these and
'cover-up' - "DNR and we knew nothing about it"
nurses crip and doctors worse ...

and the coroner will take an interest

BUT it is at least a six month suck now

I said to one neighbour whose death process was stuck at month 4....I dont know why they are making such a hoo ha about your fathers death, he had positive sputum for lung cancer and X ray secondaries .....
and she said - - - because I told them to .....