Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 19
19
In the longer term, the Ministry of Justice should broker an agreement between relevant government...
Conclusion
In the longer term, the Ministry of Justice should broker an agreement between relevant government departments and the NHS (in England and Wales) for the establishment and co-funding of 12–15 regional pathology centres of excellence. (Paragraph 137) A unified national Coroner Service for England and Wales
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Ministry of Justice together with other government departments with a key interest will engage with the NHS to consider this proposal, so we cannot accept this recommendation at this stage. Officials from NHS England and Improvement would in principle support considering the development of an appropriate number of specialist pathology centres of excellence in forensic and post mortem pathology. This would be in line with published NHS England and Improvement aims for pathology.