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AAPT Consent Training 2022

23 November 2021

AAPT Post Mortem Consent Training Zoom course April 2022 - booking is now live

NHS Staff mental health and wellbeing hubs

4 November 2021

The staff mental health and wellbeing hubs have been set up to provide health and social care colleagues rapid access to assessment and local evidence-based mental health services and support where needed.

Role of the Autopsy in the 21st century

4 November 2021

The AAPT will hold the first members only webinar of 2022 on the 14th January at 7pm

Science Council Case Studies

1 November 2021

The latest case study features AAPT Council member Gemma Norburn

Third APT achieves RSciTech award

28 October 2021

Katie Dias MAAPT RSciTech has achieved the Science Council award and talked to AAPT regarding the application process

Implantable Medical Devices and Their Management for Burial and Cremation

15 October 2021

Article from Ben Whitworth CFSP, Dip FD, LMBIFD, MBIE, MEAE, MNZEA of The MazWell Group Ltd

Covid-19 Champion Community Appreciation Award

13 October 2021

The team at West Herts NNHS Trust were invited to an event hosted by the OPL (Overseas Pakistan Lovers) for a special award

Professional Bodies in STEM call on Government ahead of spending review

8 October 2021

Over 25 professional bodies across science, engineering and technology have come together to share their expertise with senior Government.

A wartime mystery - the case of a lifetime Dr Suzy Lishman CBE

3 October 2021

The AAPT are delighted to announce the next members only webinar set for 25th November at 7pm

Annual Educational Event 2021 - the morning session

1 October 2021

AAPT Council member Tarot Noble-Harris FAAPT reports on the morning presentations from the AEE 2021

UK Commission on Bereavement

29 September 2021

A major independent commission exploring issues and recommendations on how to better support bereaved people.

AAPT Professional Registration survey

23 September 2021

The AAPT are surveying to ascertain the professional registration status and registration interest of APTs

Entries now open for the national Healthcare Awards

22 September 2021

Skills for Health awards - over 40% of the NHS workforce is made up of people in support roles

Inequalities in Healthcare Alliance - Letter to the Prime Minister

15 September 2021

The AAPT are proud to be one of 92 IHA members to sign this letter to the Prime Minister today

Call for Abstracts - Death and Sociology

9 September 2021

Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement Study Group Event 2nd December

Second APT on the RSciTech Register

2 September 2021

Gemma Norburn RSciTech MAAPT discusses the Science Council professonal awards

AAPT Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021

23 August 2021

Notice of 17th Annual General Meeting of the AAPT

Guidance for care of the deceased with suspected or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19)

17 August 2021

The Public Health England (PHE) guidance has been updated in line with Step 4 of the UK Roadmap

AAPT Annual Educational Event Kent 2021

6 August 2021

Vice-Chair Lydia Judge-Kronis FAAPT gives an overview of the AEE experience and encourages APTs to book for Kent 2021

COVID-19 transmission from the deceased

24 July 2021

Rapid Review from Public Health England

AAPT Strategy 2021-25

23 July 2021

The AAPT Chair John Pitchers today launches AAPT Strategy 2021-25

Guidance for staff who manage the deceased

23 July 2021

This includes mortuary staff, pathologists, anatomical pathology technologists, funeral directors and embalmers and appropriately trained volunteers

Evidence from the Royal College of Pathologists to the Health and Social Care Committee Expert Panel

20 July 2021

Evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of maternity services in England

What is the pandemic teaching us about health inequalities?

21 June 2021

COVID-19 has exposed and exacerbated the health inequalities that have long existed in our society

Caring for the Dead during the COVID-19 Pandemic

16 June 2021

Caring for the Dead during the COVID-19 Pandemic: CDAS In Conversation with Anatomical Pathology Technologist Lara-Rose Iredale

My First Year as an AAPT Council member

14 June 2021

After her election at the AGM 2020, Michelle Williams FAAPT on Year 1 as a member of the AAPT Council

Dying Matters Week 2021

25 May 2021

Samantha Bell MAAPT, Assistant Network Mortuary Manager, reports on Dying Matters 2021 at UHCW

HTA Public Board meeting

25 May 2021

The HTA are holding a July Board meeting in public. In line with national restrictions and safety measures, the meeting will be held virtually on Thursday 15 July between 10am-12pm

Child Mortality and Social Deprivation

21 May 2021

This report, which is based on data for children who died between April 2019 and March 2020 in England, finds a clear association between the risk of child death and the level of deprivation

Heggie Award 2020

18 May 2021

The 2020 recipient of the Heggie Award is Gemma Norburn MAAPT

Science Council Perceptions Survey

10 May 2021

The Science Council is keen to hear from all members of the science community; those who are Science Council registrants and those who are not

Science Council CPD Awards 2021

7 May 2021

The Science Council’s CPD Awards are back for 2021 to continue the celebration of outstanding CPD - nominations open 17^th May 2021.

AAPT Council Nominations 2021

7 May 2021

There are five seats available on Council for election at the 2021 AGM on Saturday 25^th September in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

Annual Educational Event (AEE) 2021 – booking is now live

2 May 2021

The AAPT Annual Educational Event is an opportunity for delegates to update their knowledge of scientific, technological, legal and social issues

Annual Educational Event 2021 - call for Abstracts

30 April 2021

We are looking for three volunteers to present on a relevant subject of their choice at the AAPT Annual Educational Event 2021

Dicing with death: 5500 years of human dissection and the autopsy

29 April 2021

The AAPT are delighted to announce the next webinar in the series for 2021

National Medical Examiner reports

27 April 2021

National Medical Examiner’s report for the 2020 calendar year published 27th April 2021

Change ahead for the Accredited Registers programme following public consultation

26 April 2021

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has today published a report titled The future shape of the Accredited Registers programme

Centre for Death & Society (CDAS) webinars

19 April 2021

Gemma Norburn MAAPT reports on a fascinating webinar event run by the CDAS

Planning for the Pandemic’s Dead : Reflections on a Year of Turbulence

13 April 2021

Event on 15th April - Professor Lucy Easthope is the country’s leading authority on recovering from disaster

AAPT Annual Educational Event 2021

6 April 2021

The Annual Educational Event (AEE) will take place on Saturday 25th September in Tunbridge Wells.

Postmortem radiologic and pathologic findings in COVID-19

1 April 2021

Glasgow pathologist on the challenges faced by team during Covid pandemic

25 March 2021

They are the unseen – and unsung – frontline workers of the pandemic. Glasgow Times report

CPD Focus Evening

19 March 2021

The AAPT will host a CPD Focus evening on 22nd April 2021 at 7pm

AAPT Workforce Survey

12 March 2021

NHS Capacity, and the key themes identified as challenges and opportunities, is a main discussion point at Government level.

From Spiders to Sperms Whales - PMs across 10 orders of magnitude

3 March 2021

On what had to be one of the most eagerly anticipated Friday nights since lockdown began, Dr Simon Spiro delivered a fascinating insight into the world of animal pathology