Death occurs when the
breathing has stopped
completely and the
pulses are not felt any
more. Other signs of
death would include a
cessation of the
heartbeat, enlarged
pupils, fixed position
of the eyes, slightly
opened eyelids, a
relaxed jaw, a partially
opened mouth and bowel
or bladder soiling.
This
page contains information on death certification
procedures at home as well as some useful
contact numbers.
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How to Arrange
for Death
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On discharge from
hospital, you would have
been given a memo
stating your loved one’s
medical problems and his
condition. The
possible diagnosis as
the cause of death will
also be noted down.
This will help the
person signing up the
Certificate of the Cause
of Death (CCOD) even if
he has not seen your
loved one before.
Signing of the CCOD can
be arranged by the
following ways:
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Call your family
doctor who may know
about your loved one
and is willing to
make a home visit OR
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Call the home
hospice support team
if your loved one is
under their care OR
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Call a casket
company who may be
able to arrange for
a doctor to sign the
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Procedure After
Obtaining the
Certificate of
the Cause of
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You or your
relatives have to
bring your loved
one’s CCOD and NRIC
to any police
station or
neighbourhood police
post to
report the death.
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The person reporting
the death has to
bring along his NRIC together with
information as to
whether your loved
one will be buried
or cremated.
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The police will then
issue the
Certificate of
Registration of
Death & Permit for
Burial or Cremation.
Both documents are
required for funeral
arrangements and for
putting up
obituary
in the newspapers.
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You can contact one
of the casket
companies listed in
the Singapore
Telephone Directory
to arrange for the
funeral. To
facilitate your
search for a funeral
director, click
here for
a list of members of
the Association of
Funeral Directors
(Singapore).
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Alexandra Hospital
Contact Numbers
Grief Support Group Tel:
9369 6297
Palliative Care Nurse
Tel: 9307 1646
Other Contact Numbers
Newspaper Obituary
Tel: 6319 6319 (Office
Hours) 6319 5192 (After
Office Hours)
Family Service Center
Tel: 1800-839 0100
SINDA Family Service
Tel: 6294 0155
(Mondays – Fridays: 9am
to 5pm) / (Saturdays:
9am to 1pm)
S.O.S SAMH Helpline
Tel: 1800-221 4444 /
1800-283 7019
Institute of Mental
Health
Tel: 6389 2200
(Mondays – Fridays: 8am
to 4.30pm) / (Saturdays:
8am to 12.30pm)
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