The Scottish Government

2004

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND TO THE CONSULTATION
CHAPTER 2: THE CONSULTATION PROCESS
CHAPTER 3: APPROACH TO ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 4: WHO SHOULD AUTHORISE HOSPITAL POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS: PUBLIC INTEREST
4.1 Public interest reasons for carrying out a hospital post-mortem examination
4.2 Purposes of the hospital post-mortem examination
CHAPTER 5: WHO SHOULD AUTHORISE HOSPITAL POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS: CHILDREN UNDER-16
5.1 Circumstances in which views of one parent should be allowed to prevail?
5.2 Obligation on hospital to seek views of absent parent?
5.3 Protocol where parents are in dispute
CHAPTER 6: WHO SHOULD AUTHORISE HOSPITAL POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS: MATURE CHILDREN
CHAPTER 7: WHO SHOULD AUTHORISE HOSPITAL POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS: MATURE ADULTS
7.1 Verbally expressed wishes
7.2 Changes of mind
7.3 Next of kin "hierarchy"
CHAPTER 8: OBTAINING AUTHORISATION
CHAPTER 9: CONSEQUENCES OF AUTHORISING A POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION
9.1 Authorisation sufficient for retention of blocks and slides?
9.2 Right of access to findings of hospital post-mortem
CHAPTER 10: MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
10.1 Penalties for infringement 10.2 Links between related legislation
ANNEX 1 : List of Respondents
ANNEX 2 : List of Consultees
TABLE 1 : Respondents by Category
FIGURE 1: Principles underpinning proposed legislative changes to Human Tissues Act 1961

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