article_snippet.sent: Brendan Brown, chief operating officer for Burton Hospitals Trust, said that the temporary mortuary service adhered to the same robust standards and regulations as its fixed mortuary.
article_snippet.sent: Brendan Brown, chief operating officer for Burton Hospitals Trust said: 'Our priority is always patient care and ensuring that Our patients and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times. '
article_snippet.sent: This approach extends to any essential contingency planning we may need to do as a trust, for example, the need to install temporary mortuary services when required, to help us increase capacity when faced with increased demand for temporary mortuary services. '
article_snippet.sent: Putting the needs of patients and their families first was the basis for our decision to employ the use of temporary mortuary facilities.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Brown added that the temporary facility was no longer on site as the temporary facility was brought in only as and when required.