Monday 01 December 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8917
Date Request Received: 22/09/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 29/09/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Mortuaries - NHS Trusts
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: I'm writing to request some information under the Freedom of Information Act. For each month in the past 2 years (Aug 2023 - Aug 2025), please let me know: The Number of people's bodies that were moved between hospitals' mortuaries | |
| Answer To Question 1: Zero | |
| Question Number 2: The Median and Maximum number of days for a body to be released from a hospital mortuary to a funeral director | |
| Answer To Question 2: 2023-24 Median 10.5 days Max 99 days 2024-25 Median 9.2 days Max 130 days | |
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Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
