# The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, Paragraph 8: Management of supply of blood and blood derived products etc


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the management of—
(a) the supply of blood, blood components and blood derived products intended for transfusion,
(b) the supply of tissues and tissue derived products intended for transplant, grafting or use in a surgical procedure, and
(c) the matching and allocation of donor organs intended for transplant, and of stem cells and bone marrow intended for transfusion.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the management of the supply of blood, blood components, tissues and products mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) where that management does not involve direct physical contact with patients or donors.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—
“donor” means a person from whom anything mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is derived;
“patient” means a person to whom anything mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is administered.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111117613/schedule/1/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-regulations-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-8
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