Table 6

 Wide variation between departments in terms of patients’ wishes regarding the use of tissue for research

DepartmentCompleted forms% agree
MaxFac, maxillofacial; Obs and Gynae, obstetrics and gynaecology.
Anaesthetics37100
Cardiothoracic surgery11100
Dermatology55695
Ear, nose and throat79100
Gastroenterology93798
General surgery39498
Genitourinary medicine21100
MaxFac/dental4398
Neurology/neurosurgery4798
Obs and gynae48595
Oncology14100
Ophthalmology9100
Orthopaedics250
Paediatrics11588
Plastic Surgery119100
Radiology19100
Respiratory Medicine2286
Rheumatology
Urology10369
Vascular Surgery