Today we are publishing data about incidents reported to HTA during quarter four of 2022 to 2023. We are also publishing a list of our enquiries and inspections.
HTA licensed establishments in the Post Mortem, Human Application and Organ Donation and Transplantation sector are required to report incidents to the HTA as part of their licensing requirements.
In the post-mortem sector we call these HTARIs, and those in the Human Application and Organ Donation and Transplantation sectors are called Serious Adverse Events or Reactions (SAEARs).
Licensed establishments need to report that an incident has taken place and provide a follow-up investigation report within two months for review.
We aim to support establishments in their review of the incident and the actions taken to help mitigate the risk of a similar incident occurring in future. For example, HTA has been working to address incidents where a deceased person’s body is accidentally damaged. This area of our work is important for the dignity of the deceased, as well as grieving families and friends. You can read more about it here: Accidental damage to a body incidents in the post-mortem sector.
In line with the HTA's commitment to transparency, we will be publishing reports every quarter detailing the volume and nature of incidents reported to us on our website.
On this page you will find data on when we inspected establishments and the types of enquiries we receive.