- Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology

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

AAPT Consent Training 2021

3 March 2021

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

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.

The Biomedical Scientist Live

2 November 2020

Free event access offer from our pathology colleagues at the IBMS

Functional Anatomy on-line class

22 October 2020

A discount has been made for AAPT members to access this on-line course

Human Tissue Authority: mortuary guidance on traceability procedures of the deceased

13 October 2020

The HTA has published guidance on traceability procedures of handling the deceased to provide clarity on requirements

COVID-19 post mortem experience webinar

12 October 2020

The AAPT continues it's webinar series on 10th November 2020 at 7pm

Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal

3 October 2020

The need for radical investment and reform of diagnostic services was recognised at the time the NHS Long Term Plan was published in 2019

Council Ballot results 2020

26 September 2020

The AGM of the AAPT was held on 26th September 2020

The Art and Science of Practical Management

22 September 2020

An RCPath programme of case based and reflective learning about the management of complex or difficult situations

Cemetery planning, preparation and management during COVID-19: A quick guide to proper documentation and disposition of the dead

8 September 2020

Paper from the International Committee of the Red Cross

AAPT webinar 28th October 2020

7 September 2020

The AAPT are delighted to announce a webinar on the Medical Examiner Officer network

Bloody Scotland On-Line - featuring Professor Sue Black

6 September 2020

Professor Dame Sue Black: Written in Bones 19th September 2020

Histopathological findings and viral tropism in UK patients with severe fatal COVID-19: a post-mortem study

21 August 2020

On-line article from The Lancet published 20th August 2020

Registered Science Technician - success through CAP

17 August 2020

Donna Howe RSciTech shares insight on the Science Council awards

Showcasing Science: Behind the Scenes of COVID-19

17 August 2020

A new initiative from the Science Council and partners showcases the wide-reaching impact of science behind COVID-19

The Coroner Service - inquiry

12 August 2020

The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 introduced changes to the Coroner Service including the appointment of the Chief Coroner

Caring for the Deceased at Nightingale

7 August 2020

RCPath Bulletin article from Dr Matt Clarke

AAPT AGM 2020

4 August 2020

Notice of 16th Annual General Meeting of the AAPT

Apprenticeship Reforms - An Overview

27 July 2020

Tom Cheek at the Science Council on apprenticeship reform

Council Elections 2020

15 July 2020

The AAPT are delighted with the response from members calling for nominations to the Council

Practical Assessment Resumption

8 July 2020

Statement from the AAPT in relation to Level 3 assessment

CDAS Newsletter July 2020

6 July 2020

Centre for Death & Society Newsletter July 2020

Disaster victim identification operations with fragmented, burnt, or commingled remains: experience-based recommendations

5 July 2020

Recent article from the Forensic Sciences Research journal

Tissue-specific tolerance in fatal Covid-19

5 July 2020

Hyper-inflammation occurs in Covid-19 and is associated with worse outcomes

RCPath launch new Cause of Death List

3 July 2020

This Cause of death list replaces the 2016 document issued to registrars by the GRO and intentionally retains the same name and format as that document

Dark Bosnia

2 July 2020

A virtual commemorative exhibition by Past-Chair Robert McNeil FAAPT MBE

Remote, Restricted, and Redesigned: Funerals in the time of Coronavirus

28 June 2020

The DeathTech Research Team hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with death scholars and practitioners in Australia, the UK and the US, to share how funerals have changed under the coronavirus pandemic

Science Council CPD Awards 2020

19 June 2020

The Science Council have opened the nomination process for the 2020 CPD Awards

Post mortems of coronavirus victims 'vital’ to get tissue for researchers

18 June 2020

AAPT President Dr Mike Osborn featured in Evening Standard article

How Coronavirus bill is reshaping hospitals’ relationship with death

17 June 2020

The Coronavirus Bill has had far reaching consequences for how the deceased are managed in and outside of hospital.

Sign up to HCSWellbeing today

15 June 2020

Support Service for mental health and well-being from the AHCS

If I go to work, will it kill me? Courage, hope and dedication in the London NHS hospitals fighting deadly coronavirus

12 June 2020

Evening Standard article featuring trainee APT Gemma Norburn

NHS England and NHS Confederation launch expert research centre on health inequalities

10 June 2020

NHS England and the NHS Confederation have confirmed the creation of a new centre to investigate the impact of race and ethnicity on people’s health.

Medical Examiner Officer (MEO) Zoom training

5 June 2020

Face-to-face Zoom RCPath event on 16th September 2020

Advancing Healthcare Awards 2020

2 June 2020

APTs have been amazing across the UK - especially during the pandemic

Capturing beneficial clinical changes in the NHS

2 June 2020

COVID-19 has changed healthcare delivery in the UK and in response new and innovative ways of working have been rapidly developed across the NHS.

Cardiff and Vale Health Board’s YouTube channel - focus on the mortuary

29 May 2020

Fascinating insight into the mortuary at Cardiff and Vale Health Board by Claire O'Brien FAAPT

Pulmonary and systemic involvement of COVID19 assessed by ultrasound guided minimally invasive autopsy

28 May 2020

Free Access article from Histopathology journal

Lack of post-mortems hampering fight against Covid-19

21 May 2020

President of the AAPT, Dr Mike Osborn, in The Independent

The HTA publishes its revised Code of Practice F

20 May 2020

This will reflect the introduction of deemed consent for organ and tissue donation in England

Healthcare Scientist COVID-19 Response Survey

18 May 2020

Health Education England survey to healthcare scientists

A technical report from the Italian SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

15 May 2020

Postmortem sampling and autopsy investigation in cases of suspected or probable COVID-19

Level 3 Diploma in APT during the COVID-19 Pandemic

14 May 2020

Statement from AAPT Chair John Pitchers FAAPT

UK National Snapshot HealthcareCovid Survey for all UK-based healthcare workers.

14 May 2020

APTs are invited to participate in a national survey

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

13 May 2020

Further to input from the AAPT and RCPath, the PHE guidance is more comprehensive

Update on Max and Keira’s Law and the impact of COVID-19

11 May 2020

Communication from NHS Blood and Transplant May 2020

Council Nominations 2020 - are you interested in joining the AAPT Council?

11 May 2020

There are three seats available on Council for election at the 2020 Annual General Meeting

Council is bound by the aims and objectives of the AAPT and the Constitution

AAPT statement - The Guardian article 29th April

5 May 2020

AAPT today release an official statement in relation to an article published 29th April

AAPT statement - Cohort 7 Level 3 Diploma

2 May 2020

AAPT today release the official statement in relation to examinations.

Chief Coroner's Guidance COVID-19

30 April 2020

Deaths and possible exposure in the workplace - Chief Coroners Guidance No. 37

Death certification including aspects of COVID-19

27 April 2020

YouTube video from Dr Esther Youd, Assistant Registrar RCPath

National Bereavement Partnership - COVID-19 Hub

20 April 2020

The National Bereavement Partnership - COVID-19 Hub is a charitable organisation that has been set up to provide a platform for associated practical advice services, support assistance and where needed.

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