Neurosurgery - Tissue - live donors

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate.

Discretionary

1. If carried out in the UK after 1992, providing the reason for the surgery is not itself a reason for exclusion, accept.
2. If burr hole surgery only, accept.
3. If it can be shown that dura mater was not used during surgery and there is no evidence of malignancy, the donor may be accepted by a Designated Clinical Support Officer.

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Malignancy
• Prion-associated diseases

Regulatory information

This advice is a requirement of the EU Tissue and Cells Directive.

Reason for change:

Entry carried over from previous Edition.

Version details:

TL-DSG Edition 203 Release 34 (12 November 2019)