AN INSPECTION of the mortuaries at Hemel Hempstead and Watford General hospitals found bodies stored on the floors of freezers due to lack of…
The damning inspection was of mortuaries at Watford General Hospital, pictured, and Hemel Hempstead Hospital
Trust bosses stressed that in the months since the inspection"good progress" has been made – pointing to investments in the buildings, the purchase of new equipment and the expansion of the mortuary team.The most serious of the"shortfalls" identified in the HTA report related to the assessment of the mortuary facilities, in terms of capacity, condition and maintenance. This was rated as ‘critical’.
In the fridge rooms – at both Hemel and Watford – the HTA report pointed to damage to walls and ceilings and the use of porous wooden storage equipment, as well as chips and cracks on the floors. Overall, according the Trust’s report to the board, there were found to be 20 ‘shortfalls’ at the mortuaries – one ‘critical’, 13 ‘major’ and six ‘minor’.
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