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Grandmother's Body Mix-Up Shocks Scottish Hospital
3 Jan
Summary
- A 96-year-old woman's body was given to the wrong funeral director.
- The family submitted a complaint after the mix-up at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
- This incident follows a recent case of a family cremating the wrong person.
A disturbing incident has emerged at Scotland's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), where the body of 96-year-old Agnes Lane was mistakenly handed over to an incorrect funeral director. Ms. Lane's granddaughter, Nicole Brammer, reported the mix-up, expressing profound distress and submitting a complaint to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. This error occurred shortly after another incident at the same hospital where a family inadvertently cremated the wrong person.
Ms. Brammer stated she had contracted a different funeral company, Silver Rose, for her grandmother's direct cremation. However, she was contacted by Co-op Funeralcare, who claimed to be in possession of Ms. Lane's body without her authorization. This has caused immense emotional distress for the grieving family, highlighting the critical need for robust procedures in handling the deceased. Previous incidents at QEUH include a 2017 mix-up and a case where a body remained in the mortuary for six weeks.
