Update for Post Mortem Sector Licensees: Revised Incident Reporting Guidelines
HTA publishes revised guidance on reporting incidents in the post mortem sector.
HTA publishes revised guidance on reporting incidents in the post mortem sector.
On 1 April, the Supply of Information about Transplants Regulations 2024 came into force.
Human Tissue Authority Board Meeting agenda and papers.
In November, we welcomed some very experienced anatomists to our Anatomy sector stakeholder engagement forum. I think it’s fair to say we got right into discussions from the outset.
We recently gathered for our second sector-focused forum with representatives from the Organ Donation and Transplantation sector. The Chair warmly welcomed colleagues, acknowledging the importance of having colleagues from all corners of the UK and the Department of Health and Social Care.
Today we are publishing data about incidents reported to HTA during quarter three of 2023 to 2024. We are also publishing our workforce and expenses information.
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).
I am Designated Individual (DI) for the University of Warwick’s HTA Research Licence, which covers two sites, one at the University campus and the other in laboratory space that the University rents from a local NHS Trust. We have five departments where human tissue is used in research, with great diversity in the projects, tissue types and characters involved in the research.
Human Tissue Authority Board Meeting agenda and papers