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Scotland's biggest hospital suspends mortuary staff

A full NHS investigation is under way after Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow released the wrong body for a cremation.

A full NHS investigation is under way after Scotland's biggest hospital released the wrong body for a cremation. The mistake was made by mortuary staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. They have been suspended. The error involved incorrect labelling. It emerged only after the funeral service and cremation had taken plac

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