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Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of ‘advanced deterioration’, inspectors say

Human Tissue Authority says bodies not transferred to freezer in time due to insufficient storage needsBodies in the mortuary at the NHS trust at the centre of the health services biggest ever maternity care scandal were found in a state of “advanced deterioration” due to not being transferred to a...

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by Donna Ferguson
Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of ‘advanced deterioration’, inspectors say

Human Tissue Authority says bodies not transferred to freezer in time due to insufficient storage needs

Bodies in the mortuary at the NHS trust at the centre of the health services biggest ever maternity care scandal were found in a state of “advanced deterioration” due to not being transferred to a freezer in time, inspectors have said.

Human Tissue Authority (HTA) inspectors who visited Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust in March discovered eight bodies in a state of advanced decomposition due to not being transferred to a freezer within a sufficient timeframe.

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