Issued March 2010 Umbilical cord blood (cord blood) is collected at the time of birth and stored so that it may be available for potential future treatment of the child or another person.
Issued March 2010 Umbilical cord blood (cord blood) is collected at the time of birth and stored so that it may be available for potential future treatment of the child or another person.
Winter can be an especially challenging time of year for health services. For mortuaries, higher numbers of deaths can pose problems if adequate numbers of refrigerated storage spaces are unavailable.
This document is designed to provide you with information about the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) inspection process, so that you and your staff can prepare for an HTA inspection.
This document is designed to provide you with information about the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) inspection process, so that you and your staff can prepare for an HTA inspection.
On 13 January 2015, the Department of Health opened a consultation to seek views on the ‘release of a dead body from hospital’ good practice form. The Department of Health has developed this form to help hospitals have a more consistent, quality-controlled, and timely process to release bodies...
If the deceased person has not indicated their consent (or refusal) to post mortem removal, storage or use of their body or tissue for scheduled purposes, nor appointed a nominated representative, then the appropriate consent can be given by someone in a ‘qualifying relationship’ to the deceased...
With the interests of the public and those we regulate at the centre of our work, we aim to maintain confidence by ensuring that human tissue is used safely and ethically, and with proper consent.
The HTA held three events for the post mortem sector during March. Over 150 delegates from 70 establishments attended. They included pathologists, APTs, bereavement midwives, police officers and biomedical scientists.
Links
[1] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/position-statement-cord-blood-collection
[2] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/contingency-arrangements-mortuaries-during-busy-periods
[3] https://www.hta.gov.uk/vacancies/pa-senior-management-team
[4] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/inspection-guidance-part-1-general-information
[5] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/inspection-guidance-part-2-site-visits
[6] https://www.hta.gov.uk/news/respond-government-consultation-releasing-dead-body-hospital
[7] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/qualifying-relationships
[8] https://www.hta.gov.uk/about-us/committees/histopathology-working-group#meeting39320
[9] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/hta-logo-and-branding-policy
[10] https://www.hta.gov.uk/events/london-post-mortem-sector-workshop-3-march
[11] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=1&f[0]=field_audience%3A24
[12] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=2&f[0]=field_audience%3A24
[13] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=3&f[0]=field_audience%3A24
[14] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=4&f[0]=field_audience%3A24
[15] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=5&f[0]=field_audience%3A24
[16] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=6&f[0]=field_audience%3A24
[17] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=7&f[0]=field_audience%3A24
[18] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=8&f[0]=field_audience%3A24
[19] https://www.hta.gov.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&sort_by=search_api_relevance&page=39&f[0]=field_audience%3A24