If the death is expected and being cared for in there own home or a private residence at the time of death in the first instance the care team, nursing staff or doctor should be contacted to verify the death, and then contact your funeral director to take the deceased into there care. The GP will issue a death certificate and this should be used to register the death.
If the death occurs in a Care Home, Hospice, or Hospital the staff will make arrangements to verify the death, you will still need to pick up the death certificate from the GP in order to register the death.