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South Tyneside NHS Trust apologises for organ withholding
South Tyneside NHS Trust has offered its ‘sincere apologies’ to the relatives of people whose organs and tissue samples were kept without their families' knowledge.
The news comes after some 13 samples, taken from post-mortem examinations after unexplained deaths, were found during an audit at South Tyneside District Hospital in 2015.
The trust said it was investigating the circumstances of the storage and was working closely with police, the relevant coroner's office and the Human Tissue Authority.
Ken Bremner, the trust's chief executive, said: "I want to express my sincere apologies to all the families involved for the distress and anxiety that this will, undoubtedly, have caused.
"A review of this nature, covering a time period that goes back over a number of years, will, unfortunately, take some time to conclude."
Northumbria Police said: "This is understandably an incredibly emotive issue and we recognise it has caused a huge amount of upset and angst to those involved.
"It is with regret that the samples were not identified sooner and this is a matter that ourselves and the hospital have taken incredibly seriously."
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