article_snippet: A report said that due to the way body had frozen hospital staff were unable to remove body from body compartment in time to make the deadline for the funeral service.
article_snippet: A King's College Hospital spokesperson said: 'It is vital that deceased patients are treated with dignity and respect when under our care. '
article_snippet: our informed the patient's family when our became aware of 87 incident recorded by the Human Tissue Authority last year, and apologised for any distress caused.
article_snippet: our have introduced new procedures to prevent this from happening again, and are undertaking a review of our mortuary facilities.' 87 incident recorded by the Human Tissue Authority last year King's College Hospital, in London, was one of 87 incidents last year recorded by the Human Tissue Authority where there was a mishap with a dead body.
article_snippet: However, staff monitoring a body became concerned as staff monitoring the body started to smell and show signs of decomposition.
article_snippet: The report also lists seven occasions last year where a body was released to funeral directors.
article_snippet: Fortunately in all the cases the error was eventually spotted and a body returned.
article_snippet: At  King's College Hospital, in Sussex, a body was damaged when a body fell off a trolley after not having been loaded properly and at West Suffolk Hospital a body released to funeral directors was found to have two rings missing from a body.
highlights_snippet: Staff at King's College Hospital unable to remove body from compartment .
  
highlights_snippet: Gruesome mishaps are among 87 incident recorded by the Human Tissue Authority last year .