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Top trusts failed mortuary security checks

2025-02-20T12:43:00+00:00By

Some of England’s most prestigious trusts have been caught with inadequate security for their mortuaries – despite recent high-profile breaches, HSJ can reveal.

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'Confusion' over mortuary oversight still 'widespread' four years after necrophilia scandal

2025-07-15T12:53:00+01:00By

There is “widespread confusion” among which senior executive is accountable for mortuary services, with many CEOs blind to potential criminal liability, according to the final report into the abuse of dozens of deceased patients at an NHS trust.

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