A Force Medical Examiner or Forensic Medical Examiner (FME) is a doctor used by the police in the United Kingdom.
There are usually multiple doctors utilised by a police force, and the FME is the one who happens to be on call.
Qualified doctors serving as FMEs generally serve as part of a regional pool for the police stations in their area.
The police may call upon the services of an FME for several different reasons, the most common of which include:
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