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HTA webinar - Evidential Compliance Assessment
This webinar provides an overview of the Human Tissue Authority's (HTA) Evidential Compliance Assessment (ECA) process and the requirements for retrospective reporting reviews
The session explains the purpose of retrospective review reporting, outlines key expectations, and highlights common themes identified through assessments. It is intended to support Designated Individuals, Licence Holders and other professionals involved in licensed activities to understand and meet HTA regulatory requirements.
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2026
- HTA webinar - Evidential Compliance Assessment
- Annual Educational Event – Hotel Name Update
- Government takes action to crack down on rogue funeral operators
- AAPT Council Elections 2026 – Council Nominees Announced
- Dissecting CPD: A Simpler Way to Evidence Your Practice
- Reflecting on the Chartered Scientist CPD Review Process
- Celebration Of Science - Recognition Awards 2026
- Science Council statement on cuts to science funding
- The entwined evolution of AI and the science workforce: shaping the future
- AAPT External Assessor Awareness Event October 2026
- Mortuary team member first to complete new specialist qualification
- Well-being additions to the Publications & Resources section of the AAPT website
- Scottish Government commissions PSA to conduct Right-touch assurance assessment for Healthcare Science
- A New Chapter for Mortuary Services in Northamptonshire
- AAPT Launches Updated Guidance on Working with Deceased Friends, Family and Colleagues
- Closing the “Blank Space”: Reflections from the most recent AAPT Webinar
- Abstracts confirmed for AEE 2026
- Introduction to Professional Registration – Virtual Workshop 2026
- Presenting RSciTech Success at the Science Council Registration & Licensing Learning Group
- AAPT Council Nominations 2026
- AAPT Chair Report 2026
- Chartered Scientist study event report
- Anita Smith achieves the RSciTech award
- Call for Volunteer Presenters – AAPT Annual Educational Event 2026
- Wessex Mortuary Hire extend AAPT website sponsorship
- Blank Space - Birth Certificate equality for cohabiting bereaved parents
- Science Council professional registration fee rates 2026
- Advancing Healthcare Awards 2026
2025
- Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government Interim Update on Progress
- National Forum for HTA Designated Individuals
- Celebration of Science 2025: Honouring Excellence Across the Science Workforce
- AAPT Consent Training May 2026
- Congratulations to Kate Cannon RSci FAAPT
- Colin Hogben achieves the RSciTech award
- Elevating the Science Workforce Award (organisation)
- Scottish International Embalming and Post Mortem Reconstruction Conference 2026
- Congratulations to Misha Folker
- The Alan Moss Award is launched
- Lydia Ridler achieves the RSciTech award
- Mortuary Managers & Senior APTs study event December 2025
- Advancing Post-Mortem Reconstruction: A Landmark Course at the University of St Andrews
- Funeral Wishes and Trends: What Does the Future Hold?
- The Impact of Mutual Aid on Regional Perinatal Pathology Services
- Socio-Economic Influences on Mortality: A Comparative Study of Essex and Suffolk
- Ruth Abdellah achieves the RSciTech award
- The Evolution of Anatomical Pathology Technologists
- Chartered Scientist Study Event January 2026
- Mortuary crowned Team of the Year
- Wynnona Dewbery achieves Registered Science Technician award
- Science Council registrants: new Common Application Process assessors needed!
- AAPT Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025
- Phase 2 Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues Raised by the David Fuller Case
- AAPT Consent Training November 2025 over Zoom
- David Weston achieves the Registered Science Technician award
- AAPT member wins Star of the Month Award
- UK mortality trends and international comparisons
- 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
- National Forum for HTA Designated Individuals
- Annual Educational Event – Hotel Name Update