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Frequently asked questions

Please see below for a number of frequently asked questions, which are categorised into key areas. Simply select one of the categories in order to view specific questions and answers.

  • Analysis of DNA under the HT Act FAQs [1]
  • Authorising tissue or cell preparation processes FAQs [2]
  • Body donation FAQs [3]
  • Brain banks [4]
  • Cord blood procurement FAQs [5]
  • Coroners' post-mortem examination FAQs [6]
  • Disposal of anatomical specimens, former anatomical specimens and body parts FAQs [7]
  • Disposal of pregnancy remains FAQs [8]
  • Distribution and import, export FAQs [9]
  • Donating your tissue for research FAQs [10]
  • FAQs for distributors of acellular material [11]
  • FAQs on brain and spinal cord donation for hospital and mortuary staff [12]
  • FAQs on serious adverse events and serious adverse reactions [13]
  • FAQs on the Sands consent forms for perinatal post mortems [14]
  • Guidance for toxicologists FAQs [15]
  • Independent Assessors FAQs [16]
  • Inspection reports FAQs [17]
  • Licensing FAQs [18]
  • Licensing of procurement organisations FAQs [19]
  • Living organ donation FAQs [20]
  • Our roles in regulation [21]
  • Post-mortem examination - Your choices about organs and tissue FAQ [22]
  • Public display FAQs [23]
  • Quality and Safety Regulations FAQs [24]
  • Record retention FAQs [25]
  • Regulation of stem cell lines FAQs [26]
  • Research FAQs [27]
  • Revision of Guidance to Accredited Assessors and Bone Marrow/PBSC Clinicians [28]
  • Single surgical procedure FAQs [29]
  • Third party agreement FAQs [30]

Links
[1] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/analysis-dna-under-ht-act-faqs
[2] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/authorising-tissue-or-cell-preparation-processes-faqs
[3] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/body-donation-faqs
[4] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/brain-banks
[5] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/cord-blood-procurement-faqs
[6] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/coroners-post-mortem-examination-faqs
[7] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/disposal-anatomical-specimens-former-anatomical-specimens-and-body-parts-faqs
[8] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/disposal-pregnancy-remains-faqs
[9] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/distribution-and-import-export-faqs
[10] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/donating-your-tissue-research-faqs
[11] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/faqs-distributors-acellular-material
[12] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/faqs-brain-and-spinal-cord-donation-hospital-and-mortuary-staff
[13] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/faqs-serious-adverse-events-and-serious-adverse-reactions
[14] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/faqs-sands-consent-forms-perinatal-post-mortems
[15] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/guidance-toxicologists-faqs
[16] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/independent-assessors-faqs
[17] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/inspection-reports-faqs
[18] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/licensing-faqs
[19] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/licensing-procurement-organisations-faqs
[20] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/living-organ-donation-faqs
[21] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/our-roles-regulation
[22] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/post-mortem-examination-your-choices-about-organs-and-tissue-faq
[23] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/public-display-faqs
[24] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/quality-and-safety-regulations-faqs
[25] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/record-retention-faqs
[26] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/regulation-stem-cell-lines-faqs
[27] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/research-faqs
[28] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/revision-guidance-accredited-assessors-and-bone-marrow-pbsc-clinicians
[29] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/single-surgical-procedure-faqs
[30] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/third-party-agreement-faqs