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Guidance for hospitals, tissue establishments and fertility clinics for ensuring the quality and safety of human organs, tissues and cells (including reproductive cells).
Sets out how the UK and devolved governments propose to continue to work closely and collaboratively together on organs and non-reproductive tissues and cells policy.
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) ensures that human tissue is used safely and ethically, and with proper consent. It regulates organisations that remove, store and use tissue for research, medical treatment, post-mortem examination, teaching and display in public. It approves...
The method has been used to re-analyse samples from a crustacean mortality incident in the north east in Autumn 2021, with results indicating very low levels of pyridine and supporting independent panel conclusions
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 Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) advises UK ministers and health departments on the most appropriate ways to ensure the safety of blood, cells, tissues and organs for transfusion or transplantation.
Seeks views on the organs and tissues that should be excluded from the new 'opt-out' organ donation system.
Standards for Microbiology Investigations B 17: investigation of tissues and biopsies from deep-seated sites and organs.
You can claim relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing therapeutic substances of human origin, blood-grouping or tissue-typing reagents, or related packaging, solvents and accessories.
Seeks views on new coding and import commission directives for human tissue and cells.
Use these forms and guidance document to export tissue samples from poultry for research to Northern Ireland.
The NHSBT and UKHSA surveillance programme is a series of national schemes that monitors infection in blood, tissue and organ donors, and transfusion recipients.
This project investigated the relationship between the total body burden of a chemical in whole organisms and tissue-specific concentrations.
Guidance on the correct legal authorities for taking and retaining human tissue samples in a post mortem examination.
Proposed human tissue policy in relation to the retention and disposal of human tissue.
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