30Jun/17

NHS considers requiring opt-out from organ donation in England – Financial Times

Organ Donation, Transplant laws,

Financial Times

NHS considers requiring opt-out from organ donation in England
Financial Times
Latest figures for England show there were 885 “deceased donors” and 637 “living donors” in the first three quarters of 2016-17. There were 2,983 transplants in the same period, because some donors provide more than one organ. Also in that period …
270 British children have died because our organ donation system is this inhumaneMirror.co.uk
Opt for Life: Scotland’s new transplant system will benefit patients …Glasgow Evening Times
Why do England and NI have ‘opt-in’ organ donation?BBC News
Liverpool Echo –BBC News
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30Jun/17

England could move to ‘opt out’ organ donation system, Downing Street says – The Independent

Organ Donation,

The Independent

England could move to ‘opt out’ organ donation system, Downing Street says
The Independent
Theresa May’s spokesperson said that the Government was “keeping a close eye” on the new policy enacted by the devolved governments to see whether it boosted donation rates. “Organ donation hit a record high last year here and we obviously want that …
Organ donation presumed consent could be adopted in England …The Guardian
Ministers considering law change to make organ donation ‘opt out’ rather than ‘opt in’The Sun
NHS considers requiring opt-out from organ donation in EnglandFinancial Times
Mirror.co.uk –Daily Mail –BBC News
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30Jun/17

Guardian backs petition to change organ donation law and give … – Middlewich Guardian

Organ Donation, Transplant laws,

Cambridge News

Guardian backs petition to change organ donation law and give …
Middlewich Guardian
THE Guardian is today backing a petition launched by the Daily Mirror, calling on the Government to change organ donation laws and save thousands of…
Cambridge News backs Mirror organ donation campaign to help …Cambridge News
North East transplant families welcome potential change in organ …ChronicleLive

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30Jun/17

Hit-and-run victim Violet-Grace’s parents back campaign to change organ donor laws – Liverpool Echo

Organ Donation, Transplant laws

Liverpool Echo

Hit-and-run victim Violet-Grace’s parents back campaign to change organ donor laws
Liverpool Echo
The parents of four-year-old Violet-Grace Youens who was killed in a hit and run have backed a campaign to change organ donation rules. Rebecca and Glenn Youens gave their support to the Mirror’s new campaign which calls on the Prime Minister to …
30Jun/17

Gary Lineker and Robbie Savage supporting life-saving changes to organ donation laws – Mirror.co.uk

Organ Donation,

Mirror.co.uk

Gary Lineker and Robbie Savage supporting life-saving changes to organ donation laws
Mirror.co.uk
Football stars Gary Lineker and Robbie Savage have backed the Mirror’s calls for life-saving changes to organ donation laws. They’re among thousands supporting the Change the Law for Life campaign calling for an opt-out donor system to replace the …
30Jun/17

Why do England and NI have ‘opt-in’ organ donation? – BBC News

Organ Donation, ,

BBC News

Why do England and NI have ‘opt-in’ organ donation?
BBC News
While it did not rule out opt-out, it suggested a £4.5m public awareness campaign instead – adding that families get an emotional benefit from “choosing” to donate their deceased relative’s organs. In Northern Ireland, senior clinicians have argued …
Why do England and NI have ‘opt-in’ organ donation? – BBC NewsBBC News
‘We want England as well’: Desperate mum calls for change in organ …Mirror.co.uk

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30Jun/17

Organ donation presumed consent could be adopted in England – The Guardian

Organ Donation,

The Guardian

Organ donation presumed consent could be adopted in England
The Guardian
England could introduce the so-called presumed consent system of organ donation in which people have to actively opt out if they do not wish to be donors, Downing Street has said. Wales introduced the system in December 2015, and saw an immediate rise …
Why do England and NI have ‘opt-in’ organ donation? – BBC NewsBBC News
England could move to ‘opt out’ organ donation system, Downing Street saysThe Independent
No 10 hints at an overhaul of organ donation rules that will mean English people have to opt OUT of the systemDaily Mail
Birmingham Mail –Financial Times –BBC News
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30Jun/17

Support the petition – switch to opt out organ donation – Leicester Mercury

Organ Donation,

Leicester Mercury

Support the petition – switch to opt out organ donation
Leicester Mercury
Last September, more than 100 people had a heart – and a funny bone – as they signed up to the national organ donor register. A life-size version of the game Operation was set up at the annual meeting of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
30Jun/17

My perfect cousin – Northern Ireland student Aaron saved by relative … – Belfast Telegraph

Liver, Organ Donation, Organ Donor, Organs, Transplantation,

Belfast TelegraphMy perfect cousin – Northern Ireland student Aaron saved by relative …Belfast TelegraphA 24-year-old student says he can never repay his cousin after he donated half his liver to him for a transplant. Aaron Smyth from Omagh became th…