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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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Alastair McLellan

CSUs are dead, long live the SSU

2025-07-01T04:06:00+01:00By

The commissioning support unit (CSU) has had a strange history – it has also lasted much longer than your average non-hospital NHS organisation.