{"id":698,"date":"2023-07-19T08:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T07:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/?p=698"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:44:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T10:44:47","slug":"body-donation-in-scotland-understanding-what-happens-after-a-person-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/2023\/07\/19\/body-donation-in-scotland-understanding-what-happens-after-a-person-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Donation In Scotland: Understanding What Happens After A Person Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Body donor programmes make an important contribution to medical education activities across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/844316947\">NHS Education for Scotland video<\/a> provides guidance for health and social care staff in Scotland on what to do after the death of someone who wished to donate their body to medical science. It\u2019s of particular relevance to doctors, but may also be of interest to others such as mortuary, nursing, chaplaincy, care home and \/ or administrative staff, who are involved in care after a person has died.<\/p>\n<p>You may also wish to<a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/5739c359-4ac7-4857-9d6d-a58c84d79610@10efe0bd-a030-4bca-809c-b5e6745e499a\"> register<\/a> for the NHS Education for Scotland Webinar, taking place on Wednesday 30th August 17:00 &#8211; 18:00. 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