Last week, the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) joined law enforcement experts and academics at a conference hosted by the Metropolitan Police - trafficking in persons for organ removal.
The event brought together international experts and leading medical professionals from across the UK and internationally to share their expertise in an important forum for collaboration.
HTA Chief Executive, Dr Colin Sullivan, who spoke at the conference, said:
HTA licensed establishments in the Post-mortem, Human Application and Organ Donation and Transplantation sector are required to report incidents to the HTA.
How to report them are different for each sector.
On 1 April, the Supply of Information about Transplants Regulations 2024 came into force.
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. It’s been a busy time in this sector since we last met in March, so we covered some of the main headlines:
Human Tissue Authority Chief Executive speaks at conference about Trafficking for the purpose of organ harvesting
It’s the perfect time to add your name to the NHS Organ Donor Register
