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Chapter 16 - The Role of Regulation in Reproductive Medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2019

By
Nick Jones  and
Debra Bloor
Edited by
Jane A. Stewart
Jane A. Stewart
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) started work on 1 August 1991. However, its formation was the result of a long process of discussion and development of in vitro fertilization (IVF) regulation in the United Kingdom in summary.

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Subfertility, Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproduction , pp. 124 - 130
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as amended) www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/22/contentsGoogle Scholar
HFEA Code of Practice 8th Edition www.hfea.gov.uk/code.htmlGoogle Scholar
The HFEA Risk Tool www.hfea.gov.uk/6674.htmlGoogle Scholar
The HFEA Compliance and Enforcement Policy www.hfea.gov.uk/6681.htmlGoogle Scholar
Adverse Incidents in Fertility Clinics: Lessons to Learn January-December 2014 www.hfea.gov.uk/9870.htmlGoogle Scholar
The ‘Five Why’ Methodology https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/2156/root-cause-analysis-five-whys.pdfGoogle Scholar

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