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IAs are independent of the transplant unit, the donor and recipient.

It is an offence under the Human Tissue Act 2004 (The HT Act) for the donor to receive a reward for donating an organ/part organ.

Licensed establishments are required to meet the standards that are detailed in this assessment criteria.

This is an explanation of the measures that transplant units should take when preparing living organ donors for the very rare possibility

In part, the Human Tissue Act 2004 was introduced to ensure that living organ donors have made an informed and voluntary decision to donate their or

If a donor requests, in advance, to re-direct their organ to a secondary recipient; the HTA would need to be satisfied that there is no duress, coercion an...

The Human Tissue Authority’s (HTA) role in living organ donation is to ensure that there has been no reward sought or offered for the organ donation and

The HTA has reviewed the current template referral letter to promote greater consistency, reduce variability, and to ensure that all referral letters conta...

Many people, with the agreement of their relatives, want to support research into dementia and other brain diseases by donating their brain to a brain bank...

Sands has developed model consent forms, information and guidance.

The HTA licensing standards on premises, facilities and equipment aim to ensure that there are appropriate facilities for the storage of bodies and human t...

On 1 July 2022, amendments were made to the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006, so that the offences under sections 32 and 20 r...