On 21 Apr 2004, at 12:07, Mainwaring-Burton Richard (RG wrote:
> Under the new human tissue regulations, will we need informed consent,
> signed by the patient before assigning their specimen to the
> incinerator ? Perhaps there should be an alternative clause which
> requires the laboratory to return any unused specimen to the patient !
Following this line of thought, whose consent is needed before
disposing of an unlabelled specimen? . . .
David
Dr David Bullock
Director, Wolfson EQA Laboratory
P O Box 3909, Birmingham B15 2UE, U K
FAX: 0121 414 1179 [+44 121 414 1179]
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