- Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology

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 Consent Training 2021

9 August 2021

AAPT Post Mortem Consent Training Zoom course November 2021 - booking is now live

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

Chair Report 2021

1 March 2021

John Pitchers FAAPT FRSPH MIBMS MIHM looks back on an extraordinary year for APTs

AAPT Webinar - COVID-19 post mortem cases study

19 February 2021

The AAPT continues it's webinar series on Monday 19th April 2021 at 7pm

Professional Standards Authority consultation on the future shape of the Accredited Registers programme

17 February 2021

The AAPT has today sent it's official response to the PSA consultation on accredited registers

Completing your Science Council application

7 February 2021

A useful video guide from the Science Council for making an application

The Covid pandemic has changed the world in which we live

29 January 2021

Martin Goddard, AAPT Council member, offers insight into the perception of APTs and the need for registration

Royal Free APTs featured in Sky News report

25 January 2021

COVID-19: Harrowing reality of a coronavirus ward - where exhausted medics fight to keep patients alive and some don't make it

COVID-19 BBC coverage features APTs at Royal London

20 January 2021

On Tuesday, the UK reached a new daily sombre record of 1,610 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid test.

Head of Vaccination announcement

14 January 2021

APTs and mortuary staff are a frontline health group for vaccination (COVID-19)

AAPT webinar 19th February 2021

12 January 2021

The AAPT will host another webinar for members on 19th February 2021 at 7pm

Operational guidance: vaccination of frontline health and social care workers

7 January 2021

Further guidance updated on 7th January 2021

Are you wanting to become an APT?

6 January 2021

The AAPT is re-running the webinar for those wishing to pursue an APT career

Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology)

5 January 2021

Information on end-point assessments (EPA) for Level 3 students (cohorts 5 and 6)

COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a

31 December 2020

Public Health England (PHE) include mortuary staff as frontline healthcare staff

AAPT Winter Competition 2020

18 December 2020

AAPT members can win a signed copy of Written in Bone by Professor Dame Sue Black

On the capital’s Covid frontline

17 December 2020

AAPT student representative featured in the Evening Standard

Learning from Death to help the Living

15 December 2020

AAPT and RCPath President Dr Michael Osborn and his colleague Dr Brian Hanley, explain the value of post mortems

Are you an APT Student at Level 3 or 4?

4 December 2020

Then you might wish to become the next AAPT Council student representative

SARS-CoV-2 Immune Responses: our current understanding

1 December 2020

Free webinar presentation by Dr Adrian Heaps, Consultant Clinical Scientist in Immunology at Cumberland Infirmary

COVID-19 post mortem experience webinar report

24 November 2020

Council member Anita Hardy reports on the webinar hosted by the AAPT earlier this month

Handle with Care

13 November 2020

Podcast featuring AAPT Council member Anita Hardy

'Seeing the painting helped me heal' the NHS workers captured on canvas

10 November 2020

As the pandemic raged, artist Tom Croft wanted to find a way to honour NHS staff. Soon 500 painters had joined him to tell stories from the frontline

Local Registration Services Association

4 November 2020

AAPT members can register free of charge for the LRSA Virtual Conference 2020

Undetectable SARS-CoV-2 in a nasopharyngeal swab but persistent viral RNA from deep lung swabs: findings from an autopsy

4 November 2020

During the global pandemic of COVID-19 accurate diagnosis of the infection by demonstrating SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA by PCR in specimens is crucial for therapeutic and preventative interventions.