Mike Stevens - France in the United Kingdom

Ambition - Tissue• Scotland has taken a light touch non-statutoryapproach to collection, storage and use of tissue• All NHS tissue collections being brought withinone of four approved NRS biorepositories– Aim is to publish a national catalogue of tissuecollections available for research– National arrangements in place for co-ordinatedcollection of fresh tissue– National access to pathology archive• Should be in place by December