HM Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland: annual report 2023-2024

St Andrews

106. Head of Anatomy: Dr Enis Cezayirli

107. There are 6 licensed teachers, 3 academic and 3 technical.

Licensed Areas:

108. No change since previous inspection.

109. Premises Licence expiry date: 28 February 2031

110. A map of the licensed areas and of the premises licence were available for inspection

Record Keeping/Signed Agreements:

111. A user friendly, computer-based record keeping system is in place which is first class in its operation. Access to the system is by licensed teachers, the bequest co-ordinator and IT staff who maintain the system.

Check of Records:

112. A check of the records against the number of cadavers in storage plus their location found everything to be in order.

113. A random selection of retained parts and their location according to the Record of Retained Parts was checked and found to be correct. A reverse check of retained parts and their location was then made against their recorded location in the Record of Retained Parts which was again found to correct.

Code of Practice:

114. A copy of the Code of Practice is given to all attending courses in the licensed space which must be signed and returned before access is granted.

Bequest Information:

• Bequest forms requested: 76 (84*)
• Bequest forms returned: 40 (50*)
• Bequests accepted: 32 (27*)
• Bequests rejected*: 15 (13*)
• Bequests redirected: Dundee - 1
• Redirected requests accepted: Dundee – 2, Edinburgh – 2.

*2022–2023 figures

Bodies Currently Held in Department:

• Embalmed: 33
• Fresh/frozen: 0
• Total: 33
• Number of oldest body in storage and date by which it must be disposed: 1017 – July 2024

Internal/External Courses Using Anatomy Facilities:

115. These are used for 3 University organised courses and 7 externally run courses.