Found: I am more than happy to touch on things like the number of post-mortems being requested, and the lack

Found: I am more than happy to touch on things like the number of post-mortems being requested, and the lack

Found: I watched post-mortems done by him and looked at tissues with him, and I did some research with him

Found: Hammersmith, where there were four consultants, and a pathologist, Jonathan Wigglesworth, doing the post-mortems

Found: ‘Localised post mortems [would help reduce delays], which take place within days rather than weeks’

Found: This extends to the treatment of faith communities and provisions for non-invasive post-mortems.

Found: It is the sixth busiest in England, performing around 1000 post mortems annually and handing around

Found: not aware of any significant work undertaken to change this, and the fees paid for coronial post

Found: Response We have not encountered any issues with this, although the use of non invasive post mortems

Found: There is a significant shortage of pathologists to carry out coronial post mortems which has a direct

Found: We understand that the Corners wish to ‘prioritise’ the completion of children’s post mortems, but

Found: directions set at pre-inquest reviews, as noted in our submissions, above. c.Delays in obtaining post-mortems

Found: Guidelines are needed for consistency on the various types of post mortems (eg requirement for separate

Found: within Maternity system for scrutinising perinatal and maternal deaths include Coroner referrals Post-mortems

Found: The College recommends that Coroners should be adequately resourced to ensure full post mortems

Found: Post mortems should be carried out in cases where mortality levels are significantly higher than breeders

Found: quality of confidence if; • it is more than trivial; The figures requested in relation to post

Found: occur at different locations , including at incident scenes (section 48) and facilities where forensic post

Found: said that f or the last two years Edinburgh mortuary had not closed for the four day holiday and that post

My child died suddenly at home. As a result, there was a post-mortem. I thought it was a Grant & View but discovered not only was it a post-mortem but that, the brain, throat and tongue had been removed. I was horrified.

In the event of a sudden or unexplained death the Procurator Fiscal provides authorisation for a post-mortem, not the next of kin. I believe that this must change. _I also believe that brains should not be routinely removed._

I was advised that the tissue samples taken belonged to no particular person and would be held as part of Medical Records. When I tried to retrieve them, I was sent on a wild goose chase for ten months, all whilst grieving.

This is different from _England/Ireland & Wales_, where loved ones are automatically offered the samples back (perhaps to add to caskets). People can decline the samples, but at least they are given a _choice_.

Found: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems