Hospital stops post mortems for safety reasons

PATHOLOGISTS have stopped doing post mortems at Nenagh General Hospital citing health and safety reasons.

As a result, all autopsies from North Tipperary will be carried out at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick - a decision condemned by the local coroner.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) Mid-West said it could not justify the money needed to upgrade the mortuary at Nenagh to the required standard.