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Mortuary staff awarded Specialist Crime Command Commendation
Two members of staff from Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust’s Mortuary team have received a Specialist Crime Command Commendation for their ‘exceptional’ forensic post-mortem work.
Matthew Curran, Senior Anatomical Pathology Technologist, and Tammie Felton, Anatomical Pathology Technologist, received a Specialist Crime Command Commendation at a Surrey Police awards ceremony and were praised for being outstandingly empathetic.
Surrey Police put Matthew and Tammie forward for the commendation in recognition of their excellent partnership working, assisting the force to achieve exceptional results.
Tammie and Matthew were recognised for their work in the Mortuary team and playing a critical role helping with the majority of Forensic Home Office post-mortems involving unexpected deaths, deaths under investigation and homicides in Surrey.
The report accompanying their awards describes their work as being highly regarded by the Home Office forensic pathologists with whom they liaise.
Commending Matthew and Tammie’s collaboration with the pathologists, the report states: “Matthew and Tammie consistently go above and beyond in their daily roles to ensure that forensic post-mortems are carried out in a timely, professional and sensitive manner. Highly regarded by the Home Office forensic pathologists with whom they work, Matthew and Tammie are exceptionally accomplished in what is a very physically demanding role.
“Outstandingly empathetic and sensitive to cultural and religious needs, both work quickly, diligently and skilfully to reconstruct examined bodies and facilitate opportunities for families to view their loved ones, assisting greatly in the grieving process.”
The report added: “They both understand the time pressures, particularly in the case of homicide enquiries where suspects may be detained under the PACE clock. They often cancel their own plans or rearrange workloads to accommodate the needs of the police.” Congratulations Tammie and Matthew!