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Publication - Research and analysis

Report of the Infant Cremation Commission

Published
17 June 2014
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781784126025

Report examining current practice regarding the cremation of infants and making recommendations for improvement for the future.

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Annex N - Health Board Arranged Individual Cremations Responses

Health Board Arranged Individual Cremations Responses May 2014

Does Your Health Board offer:

Initial advice to the family about arranging a private cremation of :

A hospital arranged individual cremation (with service of choice) for:

A hospital arranged individual cremation (no service) of :

a) fetus (y/n)

b) stillbirth (y/n)

c) neonatal death (y/n)

a)

fetus

(y/n)

b) stillbirth (y/n)

c) neonatal death (y/n)

d)

is there any charge to the family re any of these? (y/n)

e)

is there any charge to the NHS from crematoria or funeral directors re any of these?

(y/n)

a)

fetus

(y/n)

b) stillbirth (y/n)

c) neonatal death (y/n)

d)

is there any charge to the family re any of these?

(y/n)

e)

is there any charge to the NHS from crematoria or funeral directors re any of these?

(y/n)

Ayrshire & Arran

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Borders

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

D&G

Y

Y

Y

Y(>12)

Y

Y

N

Y

Y (>12)

Y

Y

N

Y

Fife

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y - funeral director

Y

Y

Y

N

Y - funeral director

Forth Valley

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N (conditions apply)

Y

Y

Y

Y

N (conditions apply)

Y

GG&C

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y transport and cremation fee

Y

Y

Y

N

Y transport and cremation fee

Grampian

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y - funeral directors £50

Y

Y

Y

N

Y - funeral directors £50.

Highland

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N*

N*

Y*

Y

Y

N*

N*

Y*

Lanarkshire

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y £90 - £150 funeral directors

Y

Y

Y

N

Y £90 - £150 funeral directors cost only

Lothian

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y - funeral dir

Y

Y

N

N

Y - fds. all options apply from 2nd trimester

Orkney

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Tayside

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Western Isles

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

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