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More from the HTA on the plans to reorganise the regulation of health research
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 […]
What does the HTA think about plans to reorganise regulators?
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 […]
Research in the health bill – what next?
July 14, 2011 by beckypurvis
As a Commons public bill committee scrutinises the revised Health & Social Care Bill, we have written to them to emphasise why the government’s proposed changes aiming to support health research are so important and what we’re still concerned about. Background Following the listening exercise, the government made some research-friendly changes to the Health & […]
Bill setting up new Health Research Authority in the next session of parliament
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 […]
Health committee looking at public health
May 15, 2011 by beckypurvis
The Commons Health select committee has launched a new inquiry into public health. The Health & social care bill makes some big changes to the public health system, including how public health research is done. This is an opportunity to flag up some of our concerns with the committee so they can look at them. […]
The HFEA and HTA’s regulatory functions will only move once
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 […]
The HFEA and HTA are going to be debated again on Monday
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 […]
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