Accredited Assessors

Under the Human Tissue Act, donation of bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) from adults who lack capacity to consent and children who lack competence to consent, must be assessed by an Accredited Assessor and submitted to the HTA for approval.

The Accredited Assessor will act both as representative of the HTA and an advocate for the donor.

The HTA has produced a guidance document for transplant teams and Accredited Assessors. This is currently in draft format and can be downloaded below.

Download Guidance for Transplant Teams and Accredited Assessors

Online submission systtem for AA reports

AAs can submit their reports using our online submission system. This is a secure system which is data protected.

Enter the online submission system for AA reports.

Guidance for Accredited Assessor onilne submission system

If the online system is unavailable, please refer to the contingency plan in the above guidance and use the contingency report form.

Download AA contingency report form (only complete if the online submission system for AA reports is unavilable).

Further information about the role of the Accredited Assessor is available in our Code of Practice 6 on the Donation of allogeneic bone marrow and PBSC for transplantation.

For enquiries about the training and accreditation programme for Accredited Assessors please email transplants@hta.gov.uk

Download PowerPoint slides from Accredited Assessor Training Days.

Download workshop scenarios from Accredited Assessor Training Days.

Download Network list for Accredited Assessors.

Donation of bone marrow and PBSC by adults and children competent to give consent will continue to be approved locally. Further information about this process