Though we have discussed previously on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum issues relating to disposal of the dead, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary now gives us a story that surely beats them all!
“An inquiry is underway after an NHS van arrived at a garage for repairs with a body in the back.
“Horrified mechanics discovered the corpse as the specialist mortuary vehicle was taken in for a broken tail light.
An NHS employee has been suspended and health chiefs have apologised to the distressed family of the deceased.
“The van belonged to NHS Grampian and was used to transport bodies to the city mortuary in Aberdeen. The body was found on Wednesday when it arrived at the AM Phillip garage in the city.
“The patient died at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary earlier this week. NHS Grampian refused to say whether the deceased was an adult or a child.
There is nothing more to say. Nothing polite, anyway.