HTA Chair Vacancy
If you are interested in becoming the next Chair of the Human Tissue Authority, you can find details for this role on the Cabinet Office website here. Applications must be received by midday on 10...
View ArticleNew campaign in England to raise awareness of organ donation law change, the...
NHS Blood and Transplant today launches the year-long national campaign, ‘Pass it on’, to increase awareness and understanding of the new organ donation law, which comes into place next year, across...
View ArticleMinisters are seeking to make two appointments to the board of the Human...
The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to make two appointments to the board of the Human Tissue Authority. Our Authority Members come from a wide range of backgrounds linked to our work...
View ArticleDying Matters Awareness Week: Are We Ready?
Dying Matters Awareness Week is taking place from 13-19 May. This year, Dying Matters are reflecting on a question that challenges everyone on several levels - ‘Are We Ready?’
View ArticleThe HTA blog has launched!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the HTA blog!We have created the blog to offer a space for new and unique perspectives on key issues relating to our work and the sectors we regulate.The new...
View ArticlePublic dialogue on Consent to use human tissue and linked health data in...
Last summer, the Health Research Authority (HRA) and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) - in partnership with the Department for Business, Enterprise, Innovation and Skills’ (BEIS) Sciencewise programme...
View ArticleHTA compliance update submissions 2019
All establishments licensed under the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation Regulations 2012 must review their licensing records and complete a...
View ArticleHTA Member Penney Lewis Appointed as a Commissioner at the Law Commission
Congratulation to HTA Member Penney Lewis following the Secretary of State for Justice's announcement of her appointment as Law Commissioner for Criminal Law. You can read more on this appointment on...
View ArticleOrgan Donation Week 2019 – Pass It On
Organ Donation Week will run from Monday 2 September to Sunday 8 September. The HTA licenses and audits transplant centres that undertake organ donation and transplantation across the UK. Our...
View ArticleHTA welcomes two new Authority Members
We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new Authority Members, Professor Gary Crowe and Dr Charmaine Griffiths, who have been appointed as members of the Human Tissue Authority for 3 years...
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Lynne Berry OBE appointed as Chair of the Human Tissue Authority
We are delighted to welcome Lynne Berry OBE as the new Chair of the HTA.Lynne will be in post from Monday 18 November 2019. Lynne joins us with a wide range of experience across the health and care...
View ArticleThe HTA is consulting on new guidance for organ and tissue donation...
The Human Tissue Authority is now consulting on a revised Code of Practice for organ and tissue donation and transplant professionals on the new Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019.A consultation...
View ArticleAnnual conference online stream
As many of you know, our annual conference takes place on Wednesday 6 November at Mary Ward House in central London. Due to limited space not everyone who wanted to attend has been able to, so this...
View ArticleHTA announces licence fees for 2020/21
Today the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) has published licence fee levels for the 2020/21 business year.The new licence fees come into effect from 1 April 2020, with an increase of 4% on the previous...
View ArticleGovernment confirms organ donation system change in England on 20 May
Today, the government has announced that the new law to implement a system of deemed consent for organ and tissue donation (also known as an ‘opt out’ system) will be introduced in England on 20 May...
View ArticleHTA postpones upcoming inspections in response to the current circumstances...
We have taken a decision to postpone any scheduled inspections between now and the end of June, due to the continued increase in COVID-19 cases across the UK, and have contacted all establishments...
View ArticleResearch Tissue Banks – new eLearning modules
We and the Health Research Authority (HRA) have worked together on the production of two new eLearning modules. This is the first time that the organisations have collaborated on the development of...
View ArticleChanges to the way we publish information on HTARIs and SAEARs
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...
View ArticleHTA Public Authority meeting 2020
Every year, the HTA holds a public Authority meeting. This meeting is an opportunity for members of the public to attend and ask our Authority Members (the HTA Board) and the HTA’s Senior Management...
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HTA Chair Lynne Berry receives a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
Congratulations to our Chair, Lynne Berry, who we are delighted to share has been awarded a CBE. Also Chair of Sustrans, a trustee of The Welsh National Opera, and previously Chair of Breast Cancer...
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