======== Original Message ========
Mike,
If we assume that the patient is drug addict and the patient relatives
want to spoil the evidence of the due to ? Insurance and other reasons,
are we forced to hand over the samples as per your argument ?
Appreciate your views.
Regards
Vivek
On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Michael Rayment wrote:
> ======== Original Message ========
> Who has jurisdiction over samples taken during an earlier admission from a
> patient who subsequently dies? The samples were collected during an
> admission apparently unrelated to the incident in which the patient died;
> the samples have been requested by the police (not the Coroner) to see if
> there is a connection between the admission and the fatal incident..
>
> Are the samples under the jurisdiction of the coroner , the deceased's
> next-of-kin or can the police simply request the samples?
>
> Steve Davis
> Principal Biochemist
> Department of Clinical Biochemistry
> East Glamorgan General Hospital
> Church Village
> PONTYPRIDD
> Mid Glamorgan
> CF38 1AB
> ======== Fwd by: Michael Rayme ========
> It is my understanding that samples collected are the patient's own tissue
> and thus belong to the patient. The Laboratory are just custodians of
those
> samples.
>
> Samples should not be released to a police officer unless he/ she obtains
> written consent fom the patient or the patients' relatives.
>
> If this consent is not forthcoming then the police will need to obtain a
> court order from a circuit judge before we will release samples. However,
> if they inform us that will need to take them away we will store them
safely
> until such permission is obtained.
>
> Samples will not be released on demand.
>
> I would be interested to hear of any other view or policy concering this
> matter.
>
>
> Michael Rayment
> Pathology Manager MLSO-4
> Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust
> Farnborough Hospital
> Orpington Kent BR6 8ND
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>
======== Fwd by: Michael Rayme ========
VIVEKANANDAN
I would never condone releasing samples to the patient or his / her
relatives. I cannot conceive of a situation in which the lab would do this.
Written consent from the patient or his /her relatives would be to allow the
Laboratory to release samples to the police and to no one else.
There has been comment on the mailbase concerning the Coroners rights to
samples. Does he or his officers have the right to demand without consent
access to samples collected for patient care?? I would appreciate
authoratitive views
Regards
Michael Rayment
Pathology Manager MLSO-4
Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust
Farnborough Hospital
Orpington Kent BR6 8ND
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