Scotland
Contact details for individual medical schools in Scotland can be found here. Note: The HTA does not regulate medical schools accepting body donations in Scotland, it is only the regulator in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Regulation of dendritic cells and white blood cells other than granulocytes
The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007 (as amended) (the Q&S Regulations) and the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 define ‘blood component’ as ‘a therapeutic constituent of human blood (red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma) that can be prepared by various methods’.
Regulation of blood as a starting material for ATMP manufacture
The HTA and MHRA have agreed to extend their existing policy relating to dendritic cells to allow collection of blood as a starting material for an ATMP to be performed under either a Tissues and Cells or Blood Establishment Licence.
This will make it more straightforward to procure blood and increase the number of sites in the UK where this activity can occur without increasing the number of licences required.
Inspection guidance
This page provides information about the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) regulatory assessment process.