WCC Body Transfer Service

Description

Warwickshire's Coroner's Office is contracting a Funeral Director to provide a caring, respectful and cost-effective service, which includes, but is not limited to: -Collection of the deceased from locations as directed by the Coroner's Office and transport, in a suitable vehicle, to the required destination, and if required, return the deceased as per the request. -Ensuring that the deceased shall be kept in a dignified manner whilst in the Provider's care. The transportation will be requested via the Coroner's Office, and will predominantly be from Warwick Hospital to University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust Hospital. Occasionally, bodies can be sent to, or between, Warwick Hospital, George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Birmingham, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and/or Sheffield Children's Hospital. On rare occasions there may be destinations not listed here.