Family cremate wrong body after NHS mortuary blunder

27 Dec 2025 • 7:50 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has launched a full investigation after a body was wrongly released from a hospital mortuary.
  • The incident, attributed to human error, occurred at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in November.
  • The mistake was only discovered after the cremation of the wrongly released body had already taken place.
  • Two families have been caused significant additional distress, the health board acknowledged, and it has offered them full support.
  • Staff involved have been suspended while the investigation into the breach of identification and labelling processes is conducted.

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