Funeral worker sacked after taking wrong body from East Kilbride hospital
dailyrecord.co.ukEast Kilbride.When the staff member realised their mistake, they returned the deceased to the hospital before collecting the correct individual for burial preparation.A source told the East Kilbride News: “I’ve been told, but can’t confirm, the correct deceased that should have been collected was a woman and the person collected was a man.”A spokeswoman for Fosters would not be drawn on specifics regarding the case, but said: “We have strict identification procedures in place with checks at various stages.“As soon as the deceased arrived at our own mortuary we immediately notified the hospital and rectified the situation.”A spokesman for the health board confirmed the incident and that an investigation was underway.He added: “We have strict.
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