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Supreme Court backs agreed end-of-life decisions
Legal permission will no longer be required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled.
It will now be easier to withdraw food and liquid to allow such patients to die.
News archive
2025
- Dying Matters Week 2025
- AAPT RSciTech Masterclass 4th September 2025
- Kerry Bowles achieves the RSciTech award
- Mr Alan Moss FAAPT
- Behind the Scenes: The Vital Role of External Assessors in APT Training
- Tips for a Successful RSciTech Application
- Q&A: Pursuing Chartered Scientist (CSci) Status with AAPT Support
- AAPT Council Nominations 2025: Shape the Future of the Profession
- Mortuary Managers and Senior APTs study event 21st March 2025 recap
- Chair Report 2025
- Annual Educational Event 2025: meet the speakers Dr Kate Woodthorpe
- Respect for the Dead project
- Annual Educational Event 2025: meet the speakers Daisy Shale
- RCPath Standards for autopsy pathologists in post-mortem examinations of deaths that appear not to be suspicious
- Annual Educational Event 2025 Call for Abstracts
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Anatomical Technology Pathology: a Spotlight on AAPT
- Amy Calder achieves the Chartered Scientist award
2024
- AAPT announce new website sponsor for 2025
- AAPT Equity, Diversity and Inclusion sub-group
- AAPT launch Practical Autopsy Standards for Anatomical Pathology Technologists
- AAPT members receive Specialist Crime Command Commendation
- AAPT Mortuary Managers & Senior APTs study event March 2025
- Science Council CPD awards 2024
- AAPT Consent Training June 2025
- Challenges in post mortem sample collection for DNA analysis: HTA licence and guidance
- Apprentice Bex Pauffley achieves Registered Science Technician
- Happy Monday as Nicola Bean achieves Science Council registration
- Kimberley Hulse achieves Registered Science Technician
- AAPT RSciTech Masterclass 24th January 2025
- Annual Educational Event 2025 date and venue
- Lucy Thorne achieves Registered Science Technician award
- David Fuller inquiry: phase 2 interim report
- Christopher Lambourne achieves RSciTech through shortened route
- Morning Report from the Annual Educational Event 2024
- GB public survey: use of biocidal chemicals when handling the deceased
- Afternoon report of the Annual Educational Event 2024
- AAPT Council and Committees Post-AGM 2024
- Science Council’s Declaration on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- AAPT RSciTech masterclass report
- RSciTech Shortened Application Route - first success!
- AAPT launch CPD policy and commitment
- Autopsy Technical Standards for Anatomical Pathology Technologists
- Molly Saunders achieves the Registered Scientist award
- AAPT members only webinar - Findings from British autopsies throughout history
- The resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom
- RSciTech Shortened Application Route (Pilot) for those who hold the Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology)
- Receiving the new medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD)
- G160 Guidelines on autopsy practice: Fetal autopsy following antepartum or intrapartum death of non-malformed fetuses (RCPath)
- New RSPH Level 2 certificate for mortuary support staff
- RSciTech Masterclass 5th September 2024
- Volunteers Week 2024
- Dying Matters Conference 2024
- AAPT launch new CPD platform for members
- Application Sprint - A Masterclass in Professional Registration
- William Purves Post Mortem Reconstruction Surgery course
- Viewing the deceased within a NHS mortuary; gathering views of staff within the death profession
- UK technical workforce survey launches
- AAPT Council Nominations 2024
- Report launched for the Science Council Workforce Skills Conference
- Causes of death to be scrutinised in revamp of death certificates
- Kerry Webber achieves the Registered Scientist award
- Eden Users Group meeting 12th April 2024
- Healthcare Science Week 2024
- AAPT Chair Report 2024
- British Science Week 2024 Lunch & Learn events
- National Apprenticeship week - mortuary technician focus
- Annual Educational Event 2024 - call for abstract presenters
- AAPT Equity, Diversity and Inclusion sub-group
- AAPT RSciTech Masterclass 4th September 2025