Eighth Edition - R.3 - Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority

Index
How does the index work?
The index will help you find the relevant guidance,
licence conditions and HFEA interpretation of
mandatory requirements. The extracts from the
HFE Act are not indexed.
Each paragraph of guidance is numbered to indicate the
guidance note in which it belongs, and where it appears
in that note (eg, paragraph 2.5 is the fifth paragraph in
guidance note 2 – Staff).
The interpretation boxes are identified by a number and
letter in the top right-hand corner. The number relates to
the relevant guidance note, and the letter to the order of
the interpretation box within that note (eg, 14B is the
second interpretation box in guidance note 14 – Surrogacy).
The licence conditions are identified by a letter and
a number denoting the licence condition, followed by,
in brackets, the guidance note in which that licence
condition appears (eg, T48(31) is licence condition T48,
which appears in guidance note 31 – Record keeping
and document control)
Abbreviations
PGD - preimplantation genetic diagnosis
RFID - radio frequency identification
A
access to records
confidentiality issues 30.1
medical records see medical records, patients’
people permitted 31.7
see also records
administrative staff, disclosure of identifying
information to 5.27c, 30.18c
admixed embryos see human admixed embryos
adverse events/reactions see serious adverse event;
serious adverse reaction
adverse incidents definition 27.1, 27.8
definition 27.1, 27.8
documented procedures T118(27), 27.5
from equipment and materials 27.8
reporting and timescales T118(27), 27A, 27.5–27.8
to HFEA, verbal and in writing
T120(27), 27A
information to be reported
T120(27)
reporting by third party 24.3d
review of procedures after 27.6
risks, information provision on 4.2f, 4.2g
advertising/publicity, for donors 11.1, 13.6
age for procurement of gametes 15.3
age of donors 11.2–11.5
agreements
egg sharing see egg sharing
between licensed centres 24.6
third party see third party agreements
air quality
Grade C and Grade D T20(25), 15.17
for manipulation of embryos/gametes 15.16a, 15.17
monitoring T20(25), 15.18
third party agreements 24.1b
alarms, cryopreserved gametes/embryos 17.5, 26.4a, 26.4b
auto-dial facilities 17.5, 26.4b
emergency procedures for 17.3, 17.6, 26.4c
annual joint review 2.1c, 2.3
audit(s)
external, in review of quality
management system 23.12e
internal see internal audits
auditors, disclosure of identifying
information to 5.27c, 30.18c
B
barcoding
exposure time during for gametes/embryos 18.39b
light effect on gametes/embryos 18.39c, 18.40,
18.42, 18.43
manual labelling use with 18.37
risk assessment 18.39–18.43
tags for storage containers 18.31e, 18.38
type/power of light 18.39a, 18.41
laser light 18.41, 18.42
ultraviolet/infrared, use not permitted 18.43
witnessing using 18.3, 18.4
see also witnessing, electronic systems
benefits in kind
egg providers 12.4, 12.20b, 12.32
sperm donations 11.41, 12.5
biopsy
embryo, risks associated 10.23a, 10.25b
blastomere biopsy
T88(9), T90(9)
restrictions on use
T88(10)
blood products, contact with
gametes/embryos, pre-testing 15.16f
Braille 29.17
breach of confidentiality 30.3
British Infertility Counselling Association 2.12b, 12.11
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