- Health chiefs blamed ‘human error’ at a hospital morgue in South Wales
A household in Wales cremated the physique of a stranger after bungling hospital workers gave them the flawed physique.
Health chiefs blamed ‘human error’ at a hospital morgue in South Wales, which left a grieving household in shock.
The physique was collected from the morgue on the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran in South Wales and a funeral service was held on the Sirhowy Valley Crematorium.
The well being board later found the mix-up and needed to break the information to the household.
The household then needed to maintain a second funeral for his or her lately deceased relative two weeks later.
Health chiefs blamed ‘human error’ at a hospital morgue in South Wales, which left a grieving household in shock
Its chief government Nicola Prygodzicz has met with the household who went by way of the ordeal of holding two funerals in a fortnight
The particular person wrongly cremated had no recognized dwelling family in line with the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in South Wales.
Its chief government Nicola Prygodzicz met with the household who went by way of the ordeal of holding two funerals in a fortnight.
She mentioned: ‘We are totally heartbroken about what has occurred to the household and we take accountability for this remoted incident.
‘No phrases we are able to say, or actions we are able to take, can put this proper.
‘We are deeply sorry, and our ideas and full help stay with the household.’
A spokesman for the crematorium mentioned: ‘We do not need permission to supply any feedback with out the consent of households.’
It is known that the price of the second funeral is being met by the well being board.
Prygodzicz added: ‘We would additionally wish to reassure the general public that that is an distinctive case.
‘We recognized this error by way of our personal processes and after an preliminary overview we’re assured that that is right down to an remoted human error.’