Tissue donation: benefits, legal issues and the nurse’s role
Elizabeth Gumbley Junior sister, Clinical Decisions Unit, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton
Jane Pearson National nurse manager, Tissue Services, National Blood Service, Liverpool
This article provides an overview of tissue donation. It examines the importance of the nurse’s role in relation to tissue donation and caring for bereaved relatives. The provisions of the Human Tissue Act 2004, which came into force in September 2006, are also outlined.
Nursing Standard.
21, 1, 51-56.
doi: 10.7748/ns2006.09.21.1.51.c6407
Correspondence
jane.pearson@nbs.nhs.uk
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