We’ve published new inspection reports from establishments in research, human application, anatomy, and post-mortem sectors. 

In January, a total of 88 living organ donations were approved across all four nations.

England: 74

Wales: 1

Northern Ireland: 7

Scotland: 6

There were 86 kidney donations and 2 liver donations in total.

Today we’ve issued a regulatory alert regarding contamination issues with Carnamedica Belzer UW Cold Storage and Machine Perfusion solutions imported by Bridge to Life. Discolouration of solution/microbial contamination and leaking bags have been found in the 1L size of the Cold Storage Solution, while particulate matter has been found in the 2L size of the same solution.

 

Today we’ve published an updated version of our Anatomy sector Licensing Standards and Guidance

 

The updated version was informed by an internal review and engagement with external stakeholders.

 

In making these updates, we have also taken into account the revisions that we made to the guidance that supports our Post Mortem sector licensing standards in 2022.

 

In December we approved a total 105 living organ donations across all four nations.

In quarter 3 2022/23 we closed 107 incidents as reported to the HTA.  Licensed establishments need to report that an incident has taken place and provide a follow-up investigation report within two months for review. 

When an incident occurs, 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.