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PMID: 20412669 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper reviews the legal rules that govern the way surgeons deal with human tissues during the course of diagnosing and treating their patients. The topic is dominated by the Human Tissue Act 2004, which was enacted in September 2006; thus, the article applies specifically only to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, since Scotland has separate legislation (Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006). Although the Human Tissue Act 2004 was built largely upon a plethora of legal principles that were developed throughout the Commonwealth and in the US, some of the principles underlying it will be equally familiar and applicable to surgeons across the world. Much everyday clinical activity falls outside the remit of the Act, and depends both upon other statutes, and on common law rules, principally those relating to consent. |
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Authors:
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Anneke Lucassen; Robert Wheeler |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Volume: 92 ISSN: 1478-7083 ISO Abbreviation: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-23 Completed Date: 2010-05-17 Revised Date: 2011-07-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7506860 Medline TA: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 189-92 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Academic Unit of Genetic Medicine, University of Southampton, School of Medicine, The Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK. |
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England Humans Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence* Legislation, Medical* Northern Ireland Specimen Handling / standards Tissue Banks / legislation & jurisprudence* Wales |
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