Publication - Speech/statement

Mortuary review group: response

Response to review the standard of all mortuaries across Scotland, as defined by the Public Health (Scotland) Act 2008.

Standards

NHS Tayside Audit Tool
This document is available in MS Word format only (239 KB)

The Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006: A Guide to its implications for NHS Scotland
https://www.hta.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Information_about_HT_(Scotland)_Act.pdf

Forensic Pathology Standards - Code of practice and performance standards for forensic pathologists dealing with suspicious deaths in Scotland - January 2016
https://www.rcpath.org/resourceLibrary/g066-copforforensicpathscotland-jan16-pdf.html

Guidance

Health and Safety Executive ( HSE) 2003 Mortuary Infection Control Guidance
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/mortuary-infection.htm

The Royal College of Pathologists - Guidelines on autopsy practice
This document is available in pdf format only (885 KB)

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