The HTA is responsible for assessing all donations of bone marrow or PBSC from adults who lack capacity to consent and children who lack competence to cons...
The Human Tissue Act 2004 requires that the removal of tissue from the deceased for research within the scope of the Act must always be licensed, on specif...
We regulate the donation of organs in the UK from living people by making the decision on whether the donation can go ahead, based on criteria set out in l...
This page sets out the legal requirements of the HT Act with regard to consent for post-mortem examination, tissue retention and storage of tissue from the...
Medical school staff are sometimes faced with the challenge of deciding whether the consent given by potential donors, often many years before their death,...