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HTA in the news

Here you will find a selection of articles that have been published about the work of the HTA.

December 2007

Paired donation


The couple involved in the second paired kidney transplant will meet soon, as reported on Channel 4 News.
Further coverage appeared in the Daily MailThe Sun and The Mirror.

Altruistic donation


The HTA also held a press conference on 14 December where Barbara Ryder an altruistic kidney donor met her recipient Andy Louden. See a summary of the media coverage.

November 2007

The couple involved in the UK's second paired exchange of kidneys have spoken publicly - this was covered in the Sunday Times on 25 November 2007. 

October 2007

The UK’s first paired exchange of kidneys between unrelated donor / recipient couples was announced on 4 October. See link for further information:  

Pairing kidneys, sharing life

July 2007

"Rise in bodies for medic training" 19 July 2007

BBC online reports on a rise in the number of enquiries to medical schools on leaving bodies for medical training.  


January 2007

Sarah-Kate Templeton (2007) Focus organ swap, Sunday Times, January 14 2007.

December 2006

Jain, P. (2006) Tissue is the issue, MDU Journal, December 2006.

October 2006

Ironside, J. (2006) Licensing tissue for research purposes; Hospital Doctor, October 5 2006.

Lowdell, M. and Pamphilon D. (2006) Stem cell transplant code, Hospital Doctor, October 19 2006.

September 2006

Armitage, J. and Griffin, S. (2006) Safety first is HTA mantra, Hospital Doctor, September 7 2006.

Davies, C. and Robson-Brown, K. (2006) Anatomy display and the new law, Hospital Doctor, September 21 2006.

Coverage resulting from the HTA media briefing on 30 August 2006.

Underwood, JCE. (2006) The impact on histopathology practice of new human tissue legislation in the UK, Histopathology, p221.

August 2006

Musson, R. Burnapp, L. (2006) Human Tissue Act 2004 comes into force, British Journal of Nursing, p10.

Rigg, K. (2006) Overhauling organ donation, Hospital Doctor, 17 August 2006.

Ironside, J. Underwood, J. and Musson R. (2006) Pathology and postmortems, Hospital Doctor, 3 August p. 24

July 2006

Health Care Risk Report (2006) The Human Tissue Act and Authority, July 2006, p. 23.

Hospital Doctor (2006) Human Tissue Act Overhaul, July 2006

May 2006

BBC online (2006) Body parts shows to need licences, BBC Online, 15 May 2006

April 2006

Coverage resulting from the HTA media briefing on 25 April 2006.

See also