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Find out how to make an import or export declaration for human organs, blood, blood products, tissues and cells needed for emergency transplant or transfusion.
You need an exhumation licence if you are removing human remains from the ground
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...
Estimates the potential effect of increases in human weight, caused by rising BMI and height, on future calorie requirements
Information about licences, regulations and safety related to human blood and blood products, including blood and tissue donations from the human body.
This publication is designed to set the foundation for more detailed research and development on human augmentation.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HEFA) oversees the use of gametes and embryos in fertility treatment and research. It licenses fertility clinics and centres carrying out in vitro fertilisation (IVF), other assisted conception procedures and human embryo research. HFEA...
The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) advises ministers on the safety, efficacy and quality of medicinal products. CHM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care .
Guidance for hospitals, tissue establishments and fertility clinics for ensuring the quality and safety of human organs, tissues and cells (including reproductive cells).
What you need to know before you can place a medical device on the Great Britain market with a UKCA mark.
Practical materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about the changing adolescent body, including puberty.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) monitors human rights, protecting equality across 9 grounds - age, disability, sex, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation and gender reassignment. EHRC is an executive non-departmental...
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
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