The Human Tissue Act (2004), anatomical examination and the importance of body donation in Northern Ireland

Following events at Alder Hey and the Bristol Royal Infirmary, in which it was revealed that there had been violations of the Human Tissue Act 1961, the UK government responded by initiating the so-called Kennedy and Redfern enquiries at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital and the Northern Ireland equivalent O’Hara Inquiry. All three enquiries found that the current law was not comprehensive or internally consistent for either professionals or families involved.