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The HTA commissioned Savanta ComRes to run a professional evaluation in early 2020.
These reports provide valuable insight into:
The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Persons who Lack Capacity to Consent and Transplants) Regulations 2006 (Regulations) require that an AA must have conducted separate interviews with the donor, the person giving consent on the donor’s behalf and the recipient in order to gather the material that must...
It is important that the AAs are independent of the transplant unit, the donor, person consenting on behalf of the donor and recipient.
If you are interested in applying to become an AA, but unsure whether you meet the requirements, you should read the AA role specification and contact the Stem Cell Coordinator at your nearest stem cell unit in the first instance.
Under the Human Tissue Act 2004, any potential donation of bone marrow or 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 (AA) and a report submitted to the HTA for decision.
The HTA conducts stakeholder evaluation every three years, and in 2016/17 it was agreed that it should focus on what the public know, think, and expect about and from the regulator of human tissue.
An online survey was run to find out how much the public knew about the HTA, and what they...
The HTA conducts stakeholder evaluation every three years, and in 2016/17 it was agreed that it should focus on what the public know, think, and expect about and from the regulator of human tissue.
A series of focus groups were carried out to get in depth feedback on what the public knew...
The Human Tissue Act 2004 (HT Act) provides the legal framework for bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The HTA is responsible for assessing all donations of bone marrow or PBSC (these are cells found in the bloodstream which are able to develop into all of the different cell types in blood) from adults who lack capacity to consent and children who lack competence to consent.