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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).
Information on UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations (SMI) for examining tissues and biopsies from deep-seated sites and organs for bacteria and fungi.
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.
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.
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...
Seeks views on the organs and tissues that should be excluded from the new 'opt-out' organ donation system.
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
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.
The NHSBT and UKHSA surveillance programme is a series of national schemes that monitors infection in blood, tissue and organ donors, and transfusion recipients.
Use these forms and guidance document to export tissue samples from poultry for research to Northern Ireland.
Seeks views on new coding and import commission directives for human tissue and cells.
Standards for Microbiology Investigations B 17: investigation of tissues and biopsies from deep-seated sites and organs.
Product Safety Report for Plush Elephant Baby Tissue Box presenting a serious risk of choking.
The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) recommends reducing some deferral periods for donors.
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