Written question asked by David Wilshire (Conservative) on Monday, 12 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 March 2001. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Retained Organs Commission will validate the system to be used by the Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust for recording the organs and tissues retained following post mortem. - Inc ref to www.nhs.uk/retainedorgans. (Holding answer 15 March 2001).

Answer: Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Retained Organs Commission will validate the system to be used by the Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust for recording the organs and tissues retained following post mortem. [153948] Mr. Denham: [holding answer 15 March 2001]: The Retained Organs Commission (ROC) expects to receive a recommendation from the South East Regional Office of the National Health Service Executive on the accuracy of the cataloguing of retained organs by the Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust by 30 April 2001, at the latest, in accordance with the guidance issued by the commission on 9 March, a copy of which is at www.nhs.uk/retainedorgans. Validation by the ROC of the system used by this trust will depend upon the substance of this recommendation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 365 c241-2W; 153948
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Disclosure of information Codes of practice Hospitals Organs Post-mortems Retained Organs Commission Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk