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Organ donation: Drakeford hails ‘historic day’ for Wales
BBC News Roy J Thomas, chief executive of Kidney Wales Foundation (KWF) said: “Deemed consent has a positive and sizeable effect on organ donation rates of some 25% to 35% higher on average in presumed consent countries. Continue reading the main story … |
The GuardianWales organ donation opt-out: Q&AThe GuardianWhat is the current system? People wanting to donate their organs after their death must sign the NHS organ donor register, or their families must agree to their organs being donated. So what…
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Campaign against liquor , drugsThe New Indian ExpressA campaign against liquor and drugs, a national campus film festival and setting up of forum to coordinate blood and organ donation are among the activities planned by the Kerala University Union for…
Belfast TelegraphOrgan donation opt-out plan backedBelfast TelegraphOrgan donation opt-out plan backed. Comments. Email; Print; Font Size. The current system relies on people signing up to a voluntary organ donation scheme and carrying a donor card. 03…
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58000 Californians to lose current insurance under Obamacare
Daily Caller The nation’s largest health insurance company has decided to stop covering individuals in the nation’s largest state. UnitedHealth Group Inc. said that it will not participate in California’s individual health insurance market beginning Jan. 1, 2014 … |
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Now a law that assumes you’re an organ donor: Welsh Assembly bill means …
Daily Mail Under the current ‘opt-in’ system, people are asked to join the NHS organ donor register and if they fail to do so, relatives may be asked if they were aware of their loved one’s wishes. In the UK, there are 10,000 people on the list for an organ. They … |
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Wales becomes first country in the UK to approve opt-out organ donation system
Metro Health minister Mark Drakeford has insisted the new system would be safe as well as fair, saying: ‘The legislation makes it clear if you are uncomfortable with being an organ donor, you have an absolute right in the simplest way possible to opt out of … |
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Opt-out organ donation scheme given go-ahead in Wales
The Guardian We have been working to improve the rate of organ donation and have had some success, but we’re looking to take the next step forward. “Around a third of the Welsh population is on the organ donor register, but well over two-thirds in surveys say they … Wales votes for ‘presumed consent’ organ donationFRANCE 24 Organ donation opt out plan passed in WalesTelegraph.co.uk Wales becomes first country in the UK to approve opt-out organ donation systemMetro BBC News –Sky News –IBTimes.co.uk all 110 news articles » |
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Organ donation opt out plan passed in Wales
Telegraph.co.uk “As a society, we have shown we are prepared to take action to increase organ donation and to provide hope to those people waiting every week for a transplant. Mr Drakeford said the change was needed to combat a desperate shortage of potentially … |