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Thematic report on organ retention

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Inspection reports

1st July 2014

The purpose of this review was to identify any weaknesses in the systems governing organ retention and make recommendations that would provide assurance that the procedures implemented by COPFS are professional, effective, sensitive and critically that they provide sufficient safeguards to prevent any further instances of nearest relatives not being informed of organ retention following a post-mortem authorised by the Procurator Fiscal.

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  • Follow-up report on organ retention

Additional

  • Chief Inspector's Foreword
  • Executive Summary
  • Summary of Recommendations
  • Part 1 – Introduction and Background
  • Part 2 – Investigation of Deaths, Post-Mortems and Organ Retention
  • Part 3 – Case Review
  • Part 4 – Processes and Procedures
  • Part 5 – Provision of Pathology Services
  • Part 6 – Communication with Nearest Relatives
  • Annex A - England and Wales and Northern Ireland (E&W and NI)
  • Annex B - Definition of Organs
  • Annex C - Organ Retention Flow Chart
  • Annex D - Guidance, Aids and Services
  • Annex E - Glossary of Terms
  • Footnotes

  • Chief Inspector's Foreword
  • Executive Summary
  • Summary of Recommendations
  • Part 1 – Introduction and Background
  • Part 2 – Investigation of Deaths, Post-Mortems and Organ Retention
  • Part 3 – Case Review
  • Part 4 – Processes and Procedures
  • Part 5 – Provision of Pathology Services
  • Part 6 – Communication with Nearest Relatives
  • Annex A - England and Wales and Northern Ireland (E&W and NI)
  • Annex B - Definition of Organs
  • Annex C - Organ Retention Flow Chart
  • Annex D - Guidance, Aids and Services
  • Annex E - Glossary of Terms
  • Footnotes

Annex C - Organ Retention Flow Chart

Organ Retention Flow Chart

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