Oh, good question. Actually, I think it's normally the police, as far as I'm aware. You do get the news stories "Five killed in bus crash, police working to notify next of kin."
Which is a bugger, as for the story purposes, I require the hospital calling Y to tell him that X is there and can he come down and speak to the doctor. Hmm.
I think there might be privacy problems with the next of kin being told anything prior to conviction? And while there may be valid reasons for formal questioning of related parties, this isn't the time or the place. I think. Unless there's something formal? Not sure. Hmm.
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Date: 2010-03-26 03:54 pm (UTC)Which is a bugger, as for the story purposes, I require the hospital calling Y to tell him that X is there and can he come down and speak to the doctor. Hmm.
I think there might be privacy problems with the next of kin being told anything prior to conviction? And while there may be valid reasons for formal questioning of related parties, this isn't the time or the place. I think. Unless there's something formal? Not sure. Hmm.