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I'm aware of a scheme in the UK where Doctors got paid for signing the forms post death certifying a pacemaker is not present in the body. At the end of the wee
by thesehands 11y ago
I'm aware of a scheme in the UK where Doctors got paid for signing the forms post death certifying a pacemaker is not present in the body. At the end of the week these doctors could collect their not insignificant (roughy £100 a body) 'ash cash'.
- gpvos 11y agoWhat would be the point of this? (Also, do you have a source?)
- lmm 11y agoWell presumably a doctor is trusted to have access to medical records in a way that a crematorium isn't - or has the training to perform a physical examination if they don't have those records.
- gpvos 11y agoOkay. I got the impression that something illegitimate was going on.
- DanBC 11y agohttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/jan/10/doctors-cremation-ash-cash http://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/jan/10/doctors-crema... > Doctors are pocketing almost £15m a year from grieving families in return for filling in simple forms sanctioning the release of the bodies of loved ones for cremation. > "Ash cash" payments, as they are known by medical staff, are considered one of the perks of the job. Tales of junior doctors vying with each other to fill in the forms, for which they receive £73.50 a time, are legion. A junior doctor who blogs under the name "The Daily Rhino" has described ash cash "as the house officer's privilege, it is the fund for Thursday night drinks all over the country".