In March, a total of 103 living organ donations were approved across all four nations.

Today we’ve issued a regulatory update regarding contamination issues with Belzer UW Cold Storage Solution and Belzer UW Machine Perfusion Solution, manufactured by Carnamedica and imported by Bridge to Life.

In February, a total of 76 living organ donations were approved across all four nations.

The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) welcomes the verdict reached in the trial today. This was a crime where an individual was trafficked to the UK for the purpose of organ removal and transplantation.

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.