Wrong body cremated after mix up' at NHS hospital mortuary in Glasgow
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Wrong body cremated after mix up' at NHS hospital mortuary in Glasgow
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"NHS bosses have launched a full investigation and issued an apology after a body was wrongly released from a hospital mortuary to the undertakers with the error only discovered after cremation had taken place. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Scotland's largest health board accepted that "two families have been caused significant additional distress at an already very difficult time" as a result of the incident. It is understood that human error was to blame for the "wrongful release" of the body from the health board's mortuary"
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde launched a full investigation and issued an apology after a body was wrongly released from a hospital mortuary and subsequently cremated. The error was only discovered after cremation had taken place. The health board acknowledged that two families experienced significant additional distress as a result. Human error is understood to have caused the wrongful release of the body. Staff involved have been suspended while the investigation is under way. Families affected were informed and offered full support. The incident was reported to have occurred last month, and the medical director offered sincere apologies.
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