Glossary Term HTA definition Anatomical Examination by dissection for the purpose of teaching, studying examination or conducting research into the structure of the human body. Anatomical Anatomical Pathology Technologists (APTs) assist pathologists Pathology carrying out post-mortem examination and carry out a wide Technologists range of tasks related to mortuary service delivery, including the (APTs) receipt and release of bodies. Defined in the HT Act by reference to the person who may give consent. This is broadly either the consent of the person Appropriate concerned, their nominated representative or (in the absence of consent either of these) that of a person in a qualifying relationship to them immediately before they died. The body of an obese person that cannot be accommodated in Bariatric body standard mortuary refrigerated storage. A spongy tissue found in the hollow centres of some bones. It Bone marrow contains specialist stem cells, which produce the body's blood cells. Individual human cells or a collection of human cells that are not Cells bound by any form of connective tissue. A type of clinical research that compares one treatment with Clinical trial another. It may involve patients or healthy people, or both. The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992 define clinical waste as any waste which consists wholly or partly of: human or animal tissue; blood or other body fluids; excretions; drugs or other pharmaceutical products; swabs or dressings; or syringes, needles or other sharp instruments which, unless rendered safe, may prove hazardous to any person coming into contact with it. Clinical waste Clinical waste also refers to any other waste arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, pharmaceutical or similar practice, investigation, treatment, teaching or research, being waste which may cause infection to any person coming into contact with it.
Glossary Term HTA definition Anatomical examination Examination by dissection for the purpose of teaching, studying or conducting research into the structure of the human body. Anatomical Pathology Technologists (APTs) Anatomical Pathology Technologists (APTs) assist pathologists carrying out post-mortem examination and carry out a wide range of tasks related to mortuary service delivery, including the receipt and release of bodies. Appropriate consent Defined in the HT Act by reference to the person who may give consent. This is broadly either the consent of the person concerned, their nominated representative or (in the absence of either of these) that of a person in a qualifying relationship to them immediately before they died. Bariatric body The body of an obese person that cannot be accommodated in standard mortuary refrigerated storage. Bone marrow A spongy tissue found in the hollow centres of some bones. It contains specialist stem cells, which produce the body's blood cells. Cells Individual human cells or a collection of human cells that are not bound by any form of connective tissue. Clinical trial A type of clinical research that compares one treatment with another. It may involve patients or healthy people, or both. Clinical waste The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992 define clinical waste as any waste which consists wholly or partly of: human or animal tissue; blood or other body fluids; excretions; drugs or other pharmaceutical products; swabs or dressings; or syringes, needles or other sharp instruments which, unless rendered safe, may prove hazardous to any person coming into contact with it. Clinical waste also refers to any other waste arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, pharmaceutical or similar practice, investigation, treatment, teaching or research, being waste which may cause infection to any person coming into contact with it.
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