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Changes to the way we publish information on HTARIs and SAEARs [1]

Date published: June 2020

In line with the HTA’s commitment to increase transparency, we publish details about the volume and nature of incidents that are reported to us. This includes HTA Reportable Incidents (HTARIs) in the Post Mortem sector and Serious Adverse Events and Reactions in the Human Application and Organ...

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Disclosing information about HTARIs and SAEARs [2]

Date published: March 2015

HTA-licensed establishments in the Post Mortem sector are required to report incidents (HTARIs), and those in the Human Application and Organ Donation and Transplantation sectors are required to report serious adverse events or reactions (SAEARs), as part of their licensing with us. 

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Guidance on contingency storage arrangements for the deceased [3]

Date published: October 2020
The HTA licensing standards on premises, facilities and equipment aim to ensure that there are appropriate facilities for the storage of bodies and human tissue.
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Histopathology Working Group meeting - October 2014 [4]
Date published: January 2015
Histopathology Working Group meeting - October 2014 [4]

Post Mortem HTA Reportable Incidents (HTARIs) [5]

Date published: December 2014

We require establishments licensed in the Post Mortem sector to notify the HTA of serious incidents and near-miss incidents that may affect the dignity of the deceased and damage public confidence. Establishments must notify the HTA of incidents or near-miss incidents within five working days of...

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Regulation of the Post Mortem Sector 2014 - 16: What we have learned [6]

Date published: December 2016
Regulation of the Post Mortem Sector 2014 - 16: What we have learned
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Regulation of the Post Mortem Sector 2014 - 16: What we have learned [7]

Date published: December 2016
Regulation of the Post Mortem Sector 2014 - 16: What we have learned
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Links
[1] https://www.hta.gov.uk/news/changes-way-we-publish-information-htaris-and-saears
[2] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/disclosing-information-about-htaris-and-saears
[3] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/guidance-contingency-storage-arrangements-deceased
[4] https://www.hta.gov.uk/about-us/committees/histopathology-working-group#meeting39320
[5] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/post-mortem-hta-reportable-incidents-htaris
[6] https://www.hta.gov.uk/news/regulation-post-mortem-sector-2014-16-what-we-have-learned
[7] https://www.hta.gov.uk/policies/regulation-post-mortem-sector-2014-16-what-we-have-learned