Hospital apologises over baby's body

A MOTHER who discovered her miscarried baby’s body had been stored in Warrington Hospital’s mortuary for almost two years without her permission, has received an apology from hospital chiefs.
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says the incident arose due to “an administrative error.”
Twenty five-year-old Leanne McCabe, 25, from Runcorn, learned the body of her son had been frozen in the hospital mortuary when she had a second miscarriage at Warrington last year.
A Trust spokesman said: “We are truly sorry for the distress caused to Leanne and her family and have worked very closely with them to provide the appropriate support they needed once we identified what had happened.
“We have fully investigated this case and it was caused by an administrative error.”
Two other similar cases had come to light which were being dealt with at the hospital, he added.
“As a result of the investigation we are also aware of one other case from 2006 and one from 2007 where there was a delay in carrying out a family’s requested instructions.
“We have however followed those families’ instructions as per their requests.”
A review of procedures at the hospital has been carried out to make sure nothing similar happens again.
He said: “Our staff are deeply upset that any error has occurred but we can reassure families that all other cremations and burials organised by the hospitals have taken place as per their wishes.”