FOI 8085 - Post Mortem Examinations

Date: 15 May 2023 to 15 May 2026

For the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022:

- How many hospital post-mortem examinations were performed? 

- What was the average number of days between the time of death and the release of the body after a post-mortem examination? 

- How many pathologists worked in the trust (in WTE)? 

  • Request ID:
    FOI 8085
  • Category:
    Clinical - Service Activity Data
  • Response:

    May 2023

    For the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022:

    - How many hospital post-mortem examinations were performed? Nil

    - What was the average number of days between the time of death and the release of the body after a post-mortem examination? N/A

    - How many pathologists worked in the trust (in WTE)? For each of the above years there have been three FTE – Microbiologist x2 and Pathologist x1.