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Inspectors Find Worthing Hospital Mortuary Identification Failures

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC · How we work

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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust improved mortuary security after HTA reported risks.
Inspectors found Worthing Hospital's identification procedures were inconsistently applied, risking families viewing the wrong body.
The HTA report said three identifiers were not routinely checked against families' details before viewings.
Inspectors saw a mortuary fire-exit door propped open with CCTV non-operational, exposing the body store to a public footpath.

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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust improved mortuary security after HTA reported risks.
Inspectors found Worthing Hospital's identification procedures were inconsistently applied, risking families viewing the wrong body.
The HTA report said three identifiers were not routinely checked against families' details before viewings.
Inspectors saw a mortuary fire-exit door propped open with CCTV non-operational, exposing the body store to a public footpath.