Interview with chief executive Darren Brown about the Yorkshire company changing the way autopsies are conducted. Digital Autopsy is at the forefront of new digital innovation in the field of forensic pathology, offering non-surgical post-mortem examinations that are redefining traditional autopsy practices. This approach not only minimises the emotional distress experienced by families, but also accelerates the post-mortem process, allowing for quicker resolution of cases.
00:00 My name is Tony Healy, I'm currently the CTO and a director of the company.
00:05 The work we do here in South Yorkshire is we carry out digital autopsies on behalf of the coroner,
00:11 which involves putting the deceased through a CT scanner, generating images and then reporting using radiologists back to the coroner.
00:20 Well obviously it's less invasive and it's a lot quicker processes.
00:24 We can generate a report within 24 hours of the scan taking place and hopefully get that deceased person back to their family a lot quicker.
00:33 I think sometimes family members worry about their loved ones having invasive procedures, whereas that's taken away from them by having a CT scan.
00:43 We want to essentially establish a national network across the country and allow all residents of England, Wales and Scotland
00:54 to have access to this service.
00:56 We're a company that's dedicated to this particular service, it's a specialised service, we have experience in it
01:02 and it allows us to basically focus on that service so we can get results for the families.
01:08 The experience has been quite slow in some areas but we've managed to establish good relationships.
01:14 We're now scanning in Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and out of Yorkshire into Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
01:25 We're hopefully wanting to be the first line intervention so we can work on winter easing,
01:32 so allow mortuaries to get the release of bodies quicker and back to their relatives and provide a lot more leaner, proficient service.
