Wednesday 12 December 2018

Human remains and medical waste piling up at NHS trusts as troubled supplier stops collections, government says

Human remains and medical waste piling up at NHS trusts as troubled supplier stops collections, government says Human remains and other medical waste that require professional storage and treatment are building up at dozens of NHS trusts in England after a scandal-hit contractor stopped collections.

Ministers issued a statement on Tuesday about failings at Healthcare Environmental Services (HES), which was previously reported to have been stockpiling hundreds of tonnes of waste – including body parts - at its sites. The Independent

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