@ONS do you have any thoughts on the impact of narrative verdicts, and perhaps other considerations, on the accurate recording of suicides? See: https://t.co/jFaL7lYYCr
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@Altimadark Then be inclined to look at data that literally debunks you. 👍 https://t.co/LTW8KedfS7
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@Altimadark A study was done to see if indeed the increase in narrative verdicts would skew stats, particularly for suicide and misadventure which are the ones that often have 'narrative verdicts' and no effect was found. https://t.co/N5mXfS44ye So thats
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Analysis concludes that the increasing proportion of narrative verdicts involving injury and poisoning from 2001-2009 has not significantly affected published mortality rates for #suicide in E&W https://t.co/lgsc16BbcY