La lettre de la biomédecine #5
Des organes animaux chez l’humain : La xénotransplantation au cœur des préoccupations scientifiques et éthiques de demain. En savoir plus.
Étiqueté : Organ
Update – Collection SaBTO reports and guidance documents
Reports published by the advisory committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO). Published on the 28th of March 2024. Read the entire news report here.
Independent report – SaBTO: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) annual report 2022 to 2023
The report covers the: 46th meeting of SaBTO on 24 May 2022, 47th meeting of SaBTO on 27 September 2022, 48th meeting of SaBTO on 7 December 2022, 49th meeting of SaBTO on 9 March 2023, 50th meeting of SaBTO on 15 June 2023, 51st...
New NHS and Government partnership aims to boost Organ donation registrations
Adults renewing their passport online from this Wednesday (20 March) will be given the option to confirm their support for organ donation by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register thanks to a new partnership between...
Human Tissue Authority – Supply of Information about Transplants Regulations 2024
On 1 April, the Supply of Information about Transplants Regulations 2024 came into force. The Regulations were introduced by government under section 34 of the Human Tissue Act 2004. They require relevant clinicians in England, Wales and...
Council adopts new rules on substances of human origin
The Council has adopted new rules aimed at improving the safety and quality of blood, tissues and cells used in healthcare and facilitating cross-border circulation of these substances in the EU. Read the press release published by the...
Conference on the new Regulation on Substances of Human Origin
On Monday 24th of June the European Commission is organising a high level conference to present and discuss the new SoHO regulation. The conference will bring together professionals preparing and applying SoHO therapies, as well as...
Update – Guidance – SaBTO microbiological safety guidelines
Information on the safety of transplanting human organs, tissues and cells from the advisory committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO). The document provides guidance on minimising the risk of an infection...
New nationwide lung transplant scheme with urgent categories dramatically reduced waiting times for sickest patients
The creation of a nationwide organ transplant allocation policy successfully enabled the sickest patients to receive transplants sooner, a new research paper shows (1). The paper shows waiting times dropped from a median of 427 days...
HTA data for quarter three of 2023 to 2024
“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...
