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mortuary

[mawr-choo-er-ee] / ˈmɔr tʃuˌɛr i /
NOUN
funeral home
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Concerns were first raised about mortuary care by Jack and Sarah Hawkins, the parents of Harriet, who was stillborn in 2016.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Separately, two men have been bailed after being arrested in connection with operating practices at the mortuary service.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The review team identified significant failures in post-death care, including concerns related to loss of dignity, poor mortuary processes, lack of effective identification systems and inappropriate communication.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Police investigating maternity failings in Nottingham have arrested two men in connection with operating practices in the city's mortuary service.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Then, at the mortuary, they put her through the same paces as they had Leila, just an hour earlier.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust said it had barred Amie Upton, who runs the Florrie's Army baby loss support and funeral service, from its mortuaries and NHS maternity wards in spring this year.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

Earlier this week, a BBC investigation reported Ms Upton had been banned from entering any of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust's mortuaries and maternity wards for keeping the bodies of babies at her home.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust said it had barred 38-year-old Amie Upton from its mortuaries and maternity wards in spring this year.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust said it only allowed bodies to be signed out of its mortuaries by authorised funeral directors.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

A place of great open sunlit spaces, and streets of clean white-washed mortuaries, sweet with masses of growing flowers.

From Here, There and Everywhere by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord




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