Human Tissue Act + tissue donation

Question 1

What does the HTA 2004 regulate?

Answer 1

The removal, storage, and use of human tissue in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

Question 2

What are the 3 principal functions of the Human Tissue Authority?

Answer 2

To issue Codes of Practice

To issue licenses and inspect establishments

To approve living organ and bone marrow donations

Question 3

List 5 scheduled purposes in Schedule 1 of the HTA that tissue could be used for.

Answer 3

Anatomical examination

Determining cause of death

Public display

Transplantation

Education or training relating to human health

Question 4

What are the 4 guiding principles of the HTA?

Answer 4

Consent
Dignity
Quality
Honesty and Openness

Question 5

What is the fundamental principle of the HTA?

Answer 5

Consent

Question 6

For donation of a body for anatomical examination, who can give consent?

Answer 6

Only the individual who is donating their body - nobody else can give that consent

Question 7

List the 3 elements of written consent as described in Section 3 of the HTA.

Answer 7

Signed by the person concerned in the presence of at least one witness; or signed at the direction of the person concerned, in his/her presence, and in the presence of at least one witness; or is contained within a will of the concerned person

Question 8

The Redfern Report references which issue of medical practice?

Answer 8

Paternalism

Question 9

Code A of HTA governs what?

Answer 9

Consent

Question 10

Code C of HTA governs what?

Answer 10

Anatomical examination

Question 11

Code E of HTA governs what?

Answer 11

Research