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NHS Blood and Transplant announce 500 people have now donated a kidney to a stranger
A decade ago it first became possible for individuals in the UK to donate a kidney to someone they did not know, and had never met - this form of living donation is known as non-directed altruistic donation.
BBC Three to air a televised post mortem
Obesity: The Post Mortem - BBC 3 Documentary Featuring a Post Mortem Examination Air date: Tuesday 13 September
Planning for winter pressures
The House of Commons Health Select Committee has opened an inquiry into planning for w
Sharmila Nebhrajani, OBE reappointed as Chair of the HTA
Our current Chair, Sharmila Nebhrajani, has been reappointed as the Chair of the Human Tissue Authority for three years from 1 April 2017.
The Human Tissue Authority publishes compliance reports for the Anatomy and Research sectors
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA), the regulator for human tissue, cells and organs, has today published compliance reports for establishments licensed in the
Help to shape the HTA’s licence fees structure
From 25 July to 30 September 2016 the HTA is asking for our stakeholder’s views on proposed changes to the licence fees structure.
HTLV-1 policy
This policy has been developed by the HTA in order to provide clarification and to assure consistency in the way licensed establishments apply the mandatory testing requirements for HTLV-1 testing.
Dying Matters Awareness Week – ‘The Big Conversation’
Dying Matters is hosting its seventh annual Awareness Week, which will be an opportunity to place the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement firmly on the national agenda.