Hta
Tag overview
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
Share HTA reports with reliant organisations
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must proactively share Human Tissue Authority reports with organisations that rely on Human Tissue Authority licensing for assurance of the service provided by the …
Board oversight of licensed mortuary activity
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Board must have greater oversight of licensed activity in the mortuary. It must ensure that the Designated Individual is actively involved in reporting to …
Treat HTA compliance as Trust statutory responsibility
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust should treat compliance with Human Tissue Authority standards as a statutory responsibility for the Trust, notwithstanding the fact that the formal responsibility under the …
Designated Individuals adequate time and resource
NHS trusts should ensure that Designated Individuals have enough time and resource to fulfil their responsibilities, including time for learning and development.
Mortuaries treated as regulated activity in governance
Trust boards should take note of the fact that mortuary services are subject to statutory regulation and should be treated with equivalent regard to other regulated activities within trust governance …
Anatomical education security and dignity policies
All organisations providing anatomical education and training using donors should make sure that policies and procedures are in place to ensure the security and dignity of donors. These should include: …
Postgraduate training governance clarity
Postgraduate training providers using donors should ensure clarity in their governance and information-sharing, in particular where the providers are linked to both university and NHS settings. This clarity should include …
HTA require anatomy adverse incidents reported as HTARIs
The Human Tissue Authority should change its guidance to require that relevant adverse incidents in the anatomy sector are formally reported as Human Tissue Authority Reportable Incidents (HTARIs).
Local authority annual SOP and HTA audits
There must be audits of the mortuary Standard Operating Procedures and compliance with Human Tissue Authority requirements, undertaken annually as a minimum, with a clear record of authorisation by the …
Local authority mortuary as regulated service
The mortuary service must be treated in the same way as other regulatory services within local authority reporting structures: The mortuary must be visible to scrutiny at the relevant statutory …
Unlicensed body stores prepared for HTA compliance
Local authorities providing an unlicensed body store must be prepared to comply with the Human Tissue Authority's standards and guidance where applicable, in the event that a Human Tissue Authority …
Body store security standards match HTA-licensed facilities
The NHS should ensure that the security standards required for body stores are the same as those required for facilities licensed by the Human Tissue Authority.
New Chief Inspector regulatory regime for deceased
The UK government should establish an independent statutory regulatory regime, headed by a Chief Inspector, for those who store and care for deceased people. The purpose of the regulatory regime …
HTA require suitable qualified staff with enforcement
The Human Tissue Authority, and/or the new inspectorate, should require the organisations it licenses to ensure that any individual who provides care to deceased people is suitably qualified, experienced and …