There appear to be 2 conflicting sets of guidelines on this issue:
Royal College of Physicians 1996
Medical Research Council 1999-2000 (draft)
With respect to recent controversy about 'retention of organs without
consent', one might speculate on the difference between 'organ' and
'sample'.
A Taylor
RUH Bath
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> Subject: Ethical use of patient specimens
>
> Do any laboratories have guidelines for ethical use of patient specimens
> that were originally sent for the purpose of clinical diagnosis, for other
> purposes such as determining normal ranges, method comparisons, evaluating
> a new analytical method, medical research, education and training of
> medical laboratory staff? If so,
> were these guidelines approved by your local ethical committee?
> are they general guidelines applicable generally to all such cases or are
> they specific to an individual project?
> can these guidelines be shared with others with an interest in this
> question?
>
> Dr Peter Raggatt,
> Dept of Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, CB22QR,
> UK
>
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