Written question asked by Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative) on Friday, 9 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 February 2001. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Monday, 26 February 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Cruse Bereavement Care concerning the role they might play in alleviating the distress of relatives following the removal of internal organs from deceased people.

Answer: Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with Cruse Bereavement Care concerning the role they might play in alleviating the distress of relatives following the removal of internal organs from deceased people. [R] [150400] Mr. Denham: Officials have contacted Cruse Bereavement Care to obtain their consent for NHS Direct to provide their national phone number if a specific request to be put in touch with the organisation was made by a caller inquiring about the removal of organs following post-mortem.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 363 c441-2W; 150400
Session: 2000-01
Registered interest declared: Yes
Subjects: Children Hospitals Organs Post-mortems Cruse Bereavement Care Alder Hey Children's Hospital Bereavement counselling
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