100s Of Tonnes Of Human Body Parts Stockpiled

[maximus otter]

A company contracted by the NHS to dispose of waste has been stockpiling hundreds of tonnes of human body parts, a leaked document has revealed.

NHS England memos obtained by the Health Service Journal show that Healthcare Environment Services Ltd - attached to up to 50 NHS trusts - has allowed amputated limbs, infectious liquids, refuse linked to cancer treatment and other hazardous materials to build up at its five waste handling sites.

Healthcare Environment Services Ltd in Normanton

Today, the Environment Agency revealed a criminal investigation has now been launched.

It is understood the trusts affected may have to store their own waste at hospitals in bespoke trailers under a contingency plan agreed by Government.

Among those on standby, are Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust, Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, and East and North Hertfordshire Trust.

The leaked documents showed HES' Normanton site reached excess waste levels of 350 tonnes in September - five times its limit of 70 tonnes.

In an attempt to deal with the situation, it is said body parts being kept in fridges and the company is attempting to export 750 tonnes of pharmaceutical waste to Holland.

A Government spokesman said: "We are monitoring the situation closely and have made sure that public services - including NHS Trusts - have contingency plans in place. There is absolutely no risk to the health of patients or the wider public."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...ckpiled-hundreds-tonnes-nhs-contracted-waste/

maximus otter

 

[ramonmercado]

A company contracted by the NHS to dispose of waste has been stockpiling hundreds of tonnes of human body parts, a leaked document has revealed.

NHS England memos obtained by the Health Service Journal show that Healthcare Environment Services Ltd - attached to up to 50 NHS trusts - has allowed amputated limbs, infectious liquids, refuse linked to cancer treatment and other hazardous materials to build up at its five waste handling sites.

Healthcare Environment Services Ltd in Normanton

Today, the Environment Agency revealed a criminal investigation has now been launched.

It is understood the trusts affected may have to store their own waste at hospitals in bespoke trailers under a contingency plan agreed by Government.

Among those on standby, are Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust, Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, and East and North Hertfordshire Trust.

The leaked documents showed HES' Normanton site reached excess waste levels of 350 tonnes in September - five times its limit of 70 tonnes.

In an attempt to deal with the situation, it is said body parts being kept in fridges and the company is attempting to export 750 tonnes of pharmaceutical waste to Holland.

A Government spokesman said: "We are monitoring the situation closely and have made sure that public services - including NHS Trusts - have contingency plans in place. There is absolutely no risk to the health of patients or the wider public."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...ckpiled-hundreds-tonnes-nhs-contracted-waste/

maximus otter

This service should be provided by a state body.

 

[Mythopoeika]

This service should be provided by a state body.

But which arm?

 

[Ermintruder]

'Ear 'ear!

And if they want to get to stay ahead of the Reaper's roster, maybe they need to keep their fingers in a few more pies.

Or go bareback tapas....(with dipping sauce)

On second thoughts: no no nom nom:dinner:

 

[ramonmercado]

And stockpiling on a smaller scale.

In Gainesville, Florida, a routine crawlspace inspection turned up jars of preserved human tongues that date back to the 1960s. Police are currently investigating whether the tongues were related to research conducted by the home's previous owner, Ronald A. Baughman, a University of Florida professor emeritus whose work focused on oral medicine and surgery. (WCJB)

https://boingboing.net/2020/02/18/florida-man-stored-jars-of-pre.html

 

[EnolaGaia]

A company contracted by the NHS to dispose of waste has been stockpiling hundreds of tonnes of human body parts, a leaked document has revealed.
NHS England memos obtained by the Health Service Journal show that Healthcare Environment Services Ltd - attached to up to 50 NHS trusts - has allowed amputated limbs, infectious liquids, refuse linked to cancer treatment and other hazardous materials to build up at its five waste handling sites. ...

Update ...

The medical / anatomical waste scandal unfolded briskly, and HES went into liquidation as of April 2019.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_Environmental_Services