Standards for mortuary services: guidance published by the Scottish Ministers, Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

The Mortuary Standards were developed following a 2018 recommendation from the Mortuary Review Group and in collaboration with partners across Scotland to support mortuaries in delivering a nationally consistent and high standard of care for the deceased and the bereaved.


Appendix 2: Membership of the standards development group

Stewart Fleming (Chair): Emeritus Professor of Pathology, University of Dundee

Alison Anderson MBE: Mortuary Manager and Fellow of Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology, NHS Lothian

Ephraim Borowski: Director, Scottish Council of Jewish Communities

Stephen Fenning: Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow and Specialty Registrar in Palliative Medicine, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Ishbel Gall: Chair of Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology Lead Anatomical Pathology Technologist/Mortuary Manager, NHS Grampian

David Green: Deputy Head of Specialist Casework, Head of the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Grant MacLeod: Detective Chief Inspector, Police Scotland

Padmini Mishra: Deputy Director/Senior Medical Officer, Scottish Government

Neil Moore: Chief Executive Officer, PETAL Support Ltd

Allan Morrison: Health Finance and Infrastructure, Health and Social Care Directorates, Scottish Government

Cheryl Paris: Burial, Cremation Anatomy & Death Certification Health Protection Division, Directorate for Population Health, Scottish Government

Andrew Patrick: Detective Chief Inspector, Police Scotland

Robert Peacock: Development Manager, Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief

Megan Snedden: Campaigns, Policy and Research Officer, Stonewall Scotland

Richard Stafford: Director of Bereavement Sector Support Scotland, Child Bereavement UK

Hazel Stevenson: Environmental Health Manager, Protective services, Aberdeen City Council

Maryan Whyte: Founder, Whyte Family Trust

Healthcare Improvement Scotland would like to thank the following people for their input:

Mohammad Ishaq: Muslim Chaplain, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Trishna Singh OBE: Founder Director, Sikh Sanjog

Nicola Welsh: CEO, SANDS Lothian

Contact

Email: BurialAndCremation@gov.scot

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