TAI Reporting - The HPA Process

In each laboratory, the Director / laboratory manager should identify a lead person (termed the Originator) to take responsibility for investigating an TAI when it is first suspected. The Originator is responsible for performing a laboratory investigation as follows:

• Contacting the supplier/manufacturer to discuss the incident
• Contacting the MHRA and completing their form and copying it to standards@hpa.org.uk
• Completing a HPA TAI Report (which includes a 'check list' to help laboratories) and sending it to standards@hpa.org.uk

What the Standards Unit will do

On receipt of a TAI report we will send an electronic early warning message to laboratories in the HPA scheme requesting information on similar incidents or experiences.

The Standards Unit will support the laboratory in liaising with the supplier/manufacturer, MHRA and relevant experts. A HPA lead will be identified to liaise with the Department of Health where this is indicated. The Standards Unit will monitor responses and inform laboratories. We also co-ordinate any retesting exercises required.