Mortuaries
The mortuary service handles deaths that have been referred to the coroner or deaths where no death certificate can be issued.
There is a Mortuary Service in every hospital.
Common circumstances dealt with by the Mortuary Service are:-
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No medical death certificate issued due to unacertained death or suspicious circumstances.
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The Police casualty surgeon is involved and he could report certain deaths to the Procurator Fiscal, however, he may still be in a position to release the body to the Funeral Director.
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Where there is no next of kin for the deceased
Here is a list of the hospitals in Ayrshire.