I mentioned the Lords were discussing the government’s plans for the Health Research Authority (HRA) on Tuesday afternoon. It was a short discussion but is a good summary of some of the main questions the scientific community have about the government’s plans – what powers the HRA will have, which regulatory functions it will take… [Read more…]
September 27, 2011 by beckypurvis
The statutory instrument we’ve been waiting for to start setting up the new Health Research Authority (HRA) has been tabled today. Department of health press release here. I haven’t had time for a proper look yet to see what it looks like… This is the first step in creating the HRA. Establishing it as a… [Read more…]
August 15, 2011 by beckypurvis
The Human Tissue Authority’s latest newsletter just popped into my inbox and it has a few interesting bits of info on the planned changes to research regulators – in particular that the consultations we have been expecting on the future of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and HTA are expected in October or… [Read more…]
July 26, 2011 by beckypurvis
I just nipped over for a bit of the Human Tissue Authority’s (HTA) review of the year. Hot topic was the planned reorganisation of the regulation of health research in the UK and what this might mean for the HTA and the job it is doing now. Although the exact mechanics of the changes are… [Read more…]
May 30, 2011 by beckypurvis
After lots of discussion about the proposed new Health Research Regulatory Authority (this is the planned new single regulator of all health research across the UK) as the Public Bodies Bill went through the Lords, Lord Willis tabled a few questions to clarify what is happening next… The answers confirm that the research regulator will… [Read more…]
May 10, 2011 by beckypurvis
The public bodies bill had its third reading in the Lords yesterday afternoon, it’s now heading for debate in the Commons. A few amendments had been tabled to probe the government’s plans to reorganise the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) both of which have a role in regulating… [Read more…]
May 4, 2011 by beckypurvis
The public bodies bill, the bill the government has introduced to give them the power to reorganise the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) hits third reading in the Lords on Monday and there are a few amendments down on the HFEA and HTA. This will be the bills… [Read more…]
April 6, 2011 by beckypurvis
Chi Onwurah has been asking some very interesting medical researchy questions in parliament, one exploring where research fits on the new NHS Commissioning Board which is being created by the health bill, and one getting lots of detail on the government’s plans for the new Health Research Regulatory Agency – the new single agency to… [Read more…]
March 30, 2011 by beckypurvis
The future reorganisation of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) were being discussed in the Lords again late on Monday night as the public bodies bill hit report stage. The Bill would give the government the power to transfer the functions of these bodies elsewhere. Peers raised a… [Read more…]
March 14, 2011 by beckypurvis
Last week the Lords were continuing to look at the public bodies bill in detail – the bill that will give the government the power to make changes to quangos including the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) which regulate aspects of medical research. Earl Howe was the Health minister responding… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011 by beckypurvis
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