ABSTRACT
Forensic pathologists and neuropathologists should work closely to derive the very best information and evidence for the benefit of the public, the medical profession and the justice system. There have been a number of factors in the United Kingdom in the recent past that have produced change and no doubt working practices in the two specialities will continue to evolve to meet these challenges. These include concerns raised following retention of organs at post mortem examinations at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool and in the case of Mr Cyril Isaacs (The Isaac Report) and also:
● In Scotland the Independent Review Group on Organ Retention
● Reviews of the Anatomy Act and the Human Tissue Act
● Coroner’s Review and the Shipman Enquiry ● Decline in hospital post mortem examinations
The nature of forensic practice and workload varies throughout the UK (and even more so in mainland Europe and the rest of the world). This is principally due to differing legal systems and employment practice.
