Independent Assessor Survey 2016 Question Title * 1. How long have you been trained as an IA? Less than 1 year 1-3 years 4-5 years Over 5 years Question Title * 2. Do you have a separate contract with your Trust for undertaking your role as an IA? Yes No Comments Question Title * 3. Do you receive any payment specifically for undertaking your IA role? Yes No Comments Question Title * 4. Have you received equality and diversity training in the last three years? Yes No Question Title * 5. Do you agree that the HTA Guidance to Transplant Teams and Independent Assessors provides you with the information you need to know? Yes No If no, do you have any suggestions for ways in which the guidance could be improved? Question Title * 6. Do you find the HTA's online portal easy to access and use? Yes No If no, please suggest how can we improve it Question Title * 7. We ask you to gather evidence about whether or not there is coercion or reward involved in a donation. How confident do you feel in asking these questions and is there anything we can do to improve your level of confidence? Very confident Confident Mostly confident Unsure Please provide your suggestions below Question Title * 8. Do you feel you have a good understanding of the statutory requirements that the HTA must be satisfied of to make a decision on a case? Yes No If no, what area(s) are you unsure about? Question Title * 9. If there was a review of the law, is there anything you would like to see changed in relation to current regulatory requirements for living organ donation? Yes No If yes, please provide your suggestions below Question Title * 10. In the last twelve months have you been asked to consider discontinuing your IA role by your Manager or anyone else? Yes No Comments Question Title * 11. In the last twelve months, have you considered discontinuing your IA role? If yes, why? Yes No Please provide your comments below Question Title * 12. Are you aware of other colleagues who would like to apply for the role but have been discouraged from doing so? Yes No If yes, what do you think the reasons are? Question Title * 13. Do you know how to access support from the HTA if you need it? Yes No If no, please suggest how this could be improved? Question Title * 14. Do you routinely read the IA bulletin? Yes No Please suggest the topics you would like to read about in the bulletin Question Title * 15. Is the HTA’s new website page for Independent Assessors a useful resource? Yes No Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improving the website access. Question Title * 16. Do you feel that you could benefit from further training to undertake your role as an IA more effectively? Yes No If yes, what would that be? Question Title * 17. The HTA currently carries out an annual IA reaccreditation. Do you have any suggestions for ways in which this could be improved? Question Title * 18. We will be holding an IA Conference on 22 November 2016. Do you have any suggestions of topics for discussion at the conference? Question Title * 19. We would like to get a better understanding of the pressures IA’s face and your experience of the IA role. Please provide your comments on your experience of this role. Question Title * 20. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions on the service the HTA provides? Yes No Comments Done