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Autopsy Technical Standards for Anatomical Pathology Technologists
Feedback is required from AAPT members on draft autopsy technical standards by the 27th of September 2024
As part of the AAPT Strategy 2021-2025, we committed to defining the professional characteristics relating to Anatomical Pathology Technology and as part of that work, we are today publishing draft Autopsy Technical Standards for Anatomical Pathology Technologists for Member consultation.
As a non-regulated profession with no documented technical standards, there is a need for us to demonstrate how we maintain quality in our technical work and to strive for consistent standards across both NHS and Local Authority establishments. In the same way that the RCPath's autopsy guideline series of documents underpins Pathologists' autopsy practise, these standards, written by and for APTs, will provide a framework against which mortuaries can benchmark their quality, and will form a solid basis for future statutory regulation.
Your feedback is incredibly important in ensuring these standards are fit for purpose, so please do consider how you maintain and develop quality in your own practise and highlight anything you feel is missing.
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