National Repository Centre (Body donation)

The National Repository Centre, based at City Hospital, was established in 2015 to support members of the public who wish to donate their bodies to medical education, training and research.

Leaving your body to the National Repository Centre after death is an extraordinarily generous gift. It understandably requires significant consideration and the National Repository Centre is able to support you by providing you with relevant information to help you with your decision.

Body donations are highly valued and respected by healthcare professionals and may be used for:

• The shoulder and arm could be removed for surgeons to practice shoulder surgery techniques 
• Orthopaedic surgeons may use the knee to practice knee replacement surgery
• Their whole body could be used for paramedic training 
• Plastic surgeons could use any part of the body to develop and practice reconstruction techniques
• Head and neck surgeons could use the head to develop new techniques for less invasive surgery

You can contact The National Repository Centre on 0115 962 7683 or on extension 76683, alternatively you can email us at nuhnt.nationalrepository@nhs.net to ask any question you may have or for more information.

The centre is licensed by the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and is managed by senior consultants and highly trained individuals.

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