Wrong body cremated after ‘mix up’ at NHS hospital mortuary in Glasgow
Family cremate wrong body after NHS mortuary blunder
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has launched a full investigation after a body was wrongly released from a hospital mortuary.
- The incident, attributed to human error, occurred at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in November.
- The mistake was only discovered after the cremation of the wrongly released body had already taken place.
- Two families have been caused significant additional distress, the health board acknowledged, and it has offered them full support.
- Staff involved have been suspended while the investigation into the breach of identification and labelling processes is conducted.