News
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AAPT Council Nominations 2019
10 May 2019
Are you interested in joining the AAPT Council?
There are five seats available on Council for election at the 28th September 2019 Annual General Meeting in Edinburgh
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HTA webinar "Our regulation of the Post Mortem sector"
9 May 2019
Regulation Managers who inspect mortuaries will be hosting a webinar explaining our role in this area and how we make sure mortuaries operate to high standards to support those who are bereaved and are affected by a post-mortem examination.
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London regional event - 27th June 2019
9 May 2019
Evening lecture scheduled for late June 2019
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UK to open first ‘body farm’ for forensic research
7 May 2019
Sites that allow the study of human remains have long existed in the United States and have started to appear recently in other countries
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AAPT Statement Regarding the late Emiliano Sala
28 April 2019
AAPT has today released a statement regarding the publishing of alleged autopsy photos on social media:
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Test yourself on Human Tissue Authority (HTA) legislation
17 April 2019
CPD resource that APTs may find useful
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Major delays to national deaths review policy
9 April 2019
A national scheme to improve safety with closer scrutiny of deaths is seeing major delays, with a large majority of areas missing its planned go-live date, HSJ has learned.
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Coroners could investigate stillbirths, say ministers
26 March 2019
Coroners in England and Wales may be given new powers to investigate stillbirths, so that each baby death is independently assessed.
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Unsung Hero Award for local mortuary team
13 March 2019
East Surrey Hospital’s mortuary team have won a national Unsung Hero Award
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Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS)
7 March 2019
The Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) is a leadless pacing system implanted directly into the heart (Medtronic Micra® TPS Clinician Manual).
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AAPT membership renewal 2019/20 - Chair Report
4 March 2019
The AAPT susbcription year runs from 1st April to 31st March each year
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Introduce a Colleague Offer during March 2019
23 February 2019
Promotional offer for 50% subscription discount
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I am proud of my profession and will continue to lobby government for statutory registration
18 February 2019
The AAPT Vice-Chair John Pitchers FAAPT featured in The Guardian
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Annual Educational Event - call for abstracts
18 February 2019
We are looking for three volunteers to present on a relevant subject of their choice at the AAPT Annual Educational Event 2019
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Funding of up to £1,000 for professional & technical sector women available
6 February 2019
Women & Leadership International is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across the UK’s professional & technical sector.
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A Life in Death, Forensic Scientist Sue Black in Conversation
4 February 2019
Join Professor Dame Sue Black as she breathes new life into the taboo subject of death
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AAPT Student Representative Gemma Norburn on BBC Radio
21 January 2019
New AAPT Student Representative Gemma Norburn appears on BBC Radio 1Xtra
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Level 3 and 4 Diploma course at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
4 January 2019
New Lead Facilitator for the Level 3 and 4 Diploma course at North Tees
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Guidelines on autopsy practice: Autopsy when drugs or poisoning may be involved
21 December 2018
This document was created to address the needs of the non-forensic autopsy pathologist dealing with deaths in which drugs, poisons or toxins may be involved, but which have nonetheless been deemed non-suspicious.
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Impact of the new medical examiner role on patient safety
18 December 2018
Alan Fletcher and colleagues outline how the new medical examiner system could create a world leading mortality review system if implemented appropriately
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Mortuary Managers Study Day 2018
14 December 2018
AAPT run annual events for Mortuary Managers (or Senior APTs responsible for the day-to-day running of a mortuary)
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Guidelines on autopsy practice: Autopsy for bodies recovered from water December 2018
7 December 2018
The autopsy guidelines published by the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) are benchtop guidelines for pathologists to deal with non-forensic consent and coroner’s post-mortem examinations in a consistent manner and to a high standard
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Healthcare Science Award 2019
4 December 2018
As the NHS looks to the future, healthcare scientists will be working at the cutting edge of existing health technologies and actively helping to shape the development of future tools, diagnostics, devices and therapies to transform health and social care.
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Trainee APT visits a Digital Autopsy centre
13 November 2018
Student APT Ellen Vincent-Shaw reports on her experience visiting a centre with a digital autopsy service
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The role of the coroner and the legal requirements of autopsy
9 November 2018
Recent Level 3 Diploma graduate Anita Hardy MAAPT gives a report of a recent lecture evening on role of the coroner and the legal requirements of autopsy
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AAPT Conference 2018 - afternoon session report
18 October 2018
Recently qualified APT Anita Hardy MAAPT gives an overview of the afternoon session at Conference 2018
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Medical Examiners Implementation - a Mortuary Manager perspective
11 October 2018
Martin Goddard FAAPT gives his account of the introduction of Medical Examiners (ME)
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Implementation of medical examiners - RCPath report
10 October 2018
The Royal College of Pathologists hosted an event on 20 September 2018 to support the implementation of medical examiners
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AAPT Conference 2018 - morning report
9 October 2018
AAPT Conference 2018 was the best attended to date, with amazing delegate feedback.
Student member Ellen Vincent-Shaw gives a report on the morning session
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Implementing the Medical Examiner System
5 October 2018
AAPT member Rachel Carline reports from the Implementing the ME system meeting late September
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AAPT Conference 2018 - images from a fantastic weekend
2 October 2018
Conference 2018 is now over. Some initial photos from a fabulous event!
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Sands Bereavement Support App
18 September 2018
The Sands Bereavement Support app was created for anyone who has experienced the death of a baby.
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Mortuary Managers Study Day 2018
13 September 2018
AAPT run annual events for Mortuary Managers (or Senior APTs responsible for the day-to-day running of a mortuary).
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'The NHS is not just doctors and nurses': five hidden roles
12 September 2018
Incoming AAPT Council member Lakiesha Ward featured in the Guardian
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DVI training day report – 23rd August 2018
7 September 2018
Student member Kirsty Bullen reports on the AAPT/UKDVI training event run on 23rd August
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Annual General Meeting 2018
6 September 2018
The annual general meeting of the Association takes place on Saturday 29th September
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The Cost of Dying
6 August 2018
Deceased people have been held in mortuaries for more than a year whilst relatives struggle to pay for funerals, research by ITV News shows.
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Opt-out organ donation 'in place by 2020' for England
5 August 2018
A new opt-out system for organ donation will be in place by 2020 in England, if Parliament approves "Max's Law".
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Health & Safety Executive (HSE) - updated Managing infection risks when handling the deceased (July 2018)
2 August 2018
The HSE have updated the Managing infection risks when handling the deceased guidance with input from the AAPT and other stakeholders
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Supreme Court backs agreed end-of-life decisions
30 July 2018
Legal permission will no longer be required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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Research - Support After Suicide
25 July 2018
APTs might be well placed to help with a survey
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Are you an APT Student at Level 3 or 4?
25 July 2018
You can express an interest in joining the AAPT Council as Student Rep
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NHS publishes guidance to help trusts learn from deaths
13 July 2018
The NHS is today publishing guidance to help trusts work with bereaved families and carers.
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Council Nominations 2018
4 July 2018
The AAPT Council had three seats available for the 2018 AGM
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Consultation on Funeral Expense Assistance Regulations
3 July 2018
This is a consultation on the draft regulations to implement Funeral Expense Assistance (FEA) which will replace the current UK Government Funeral Expenses Payment (more commonly known as the Funeral Payment) in Scotland by summer 2019.
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South East Regional Event 2018- Eastbourne District General Hospital
19 June 2018
Gemma Norburn reports on a fascinating regional workshop around reconstruction
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Royal Society for Public Health - Level 3 Diploma
19 June 2018
APT History Makers via Level 3 top-up
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Pre-paid funeral plans
7 June 2018
The government believes the current self-regulatory framework for the funeral plan sector is not sufficient to ensure the fair treatment of consumers and believes a more robust regime is required