pathology

Bereaved families' trauma will be compounded by loss of child pathology service says MLA whose baby grandson died

A POLITICIAN whose 15-month-old grandson died suddenly has warned of the "traumatic" likely impact of forcing a bereaved family to travel to Liverpool for their child's postmortem examination.

By Seanín Graham

Vital pathology service is lost in Northern Ireland with children's post-mortems now transferred to Liverpool

AUTOPSIES on babies and children will no longer be carried out in Northern Ireland due to severe staff shortages - with families forced to travel to Liverpool for tests.

By Seanín Graham