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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