UK moves ahead with plans to dissolve health "quangos"
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK government has confirmed its plans to dissolve a number of health-related quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, or "quangos", such as the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and the Human Genetics Commission (HGC). The proposals include merging the activities of the HTA and the HFEA into a "single research regulator".