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...
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...
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...
“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...
Plans announced to introduce organ donation registration option to passport applications. Next year, a new link will appear in the passport application process to enable adults applying to renew their passport to confirm their support...
D’après une étude du Canadian Medical Association Journal publiée en janvier dernier, le nombre de donneurs d’organes décédés par euthanasie au Québec est passé de 4.9% (8 donneurs sur 164) en 2018 à 14% (24 donneurs sur...
Blood donors in England can now give a sample to the UK’s largest health research programme as they give blood. Donors are being invited to give a sample to Our Future Health, which aims to...
Today the HTA issued regulatory updates about living donation cases. The update comes as reminder about the need for vigilance and robust procedures to manage the ongoing threat of human trafficking for organ removal. Published...
The HTA published updated versions of their Codes of Practice (except Code F, Part two: Deceased organ and tissue donation which was published on 1 June 2023). Published on the 30th of June 2023. Read...
The HTA published data about incidents reported during quarter four of 2022 to 2023, as welle as a list of the enquiries and inspections made. HTA licensed establishments in the Postmortem, Human Application and Organ...
