Mortuary

Our Mortuary service provides support for HM Coroner and Hospital Post – Mortems. We have deceased storage facilities at both the Royal Cornwall Hospital and West Cornwall Hospital, and offer tissue retrieval services including heart valves and corneas for donation.

Opening times

Monday to Friday: 07:30 to 16:00

Out of hours

Mortuary and Bereavement advice is available via the on-call Mortuary Technician; contactable through the RCHT Hospital switchboard (01872 250000).

Departments in our service

• Clinical Chemistry

• Clinical Microbiology

• Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology

• Haematology, Blood Transfusion & Immunology

• Mortuary

• Point of Care Testing

• Community Diagnostic Hub (Phlebotomy)