NHS in outsourcing talks with Mitie after body parts fiasco
by Denis Campbell and Richard Partington from Environment | The Guardian on (#407FC)
Waste management firm is first choice to replace supplier that allowed body parts to pile up
The NHS is in talks with Mitie about the outsourcing company taking over the disposal of body parts and hazardous waste after the existing contractor allowed huge stockpiles to build up, triggering health concerns.
NHS chiefs fear the current contractor Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) could collapse and are urgently trying to find a replacement firm to undertake some or all of the work done by the company.
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