25Feb/18

Thousands raised in memory of Exmouth mother who died waiting for transplant – Exmouth Journal


Exmouth Journal

Thousands raised in memory of Exmouth mother who died waiting for transplant
Exmouth Journal
Steve Gazzard was thrilled to present a cheque of £2,753.77 to the British Lung Foundation outside The Bicton Inn last week. The cash was netted in memory of Steve’s daughter, Sarah Wright, who died in 2012. The money was raised thanks to various

25Feb/18

Ministers favour organ donor opt-out system in landmark vote – ITV News


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Ministers favour organ donor opt-out system in landmark vote
ITV News
Government Ministers have given their backing to a new proposed law in favour of an organ donor opt-out system in the UK. The new bill, which is named ‘Max’s Law’, after nine-year-old Max Johnson from Cheshire, could save 200 extra lives every year
MPs back ‘Max’s Bill’ for organ donation opt-out system | Metro NewsMetro
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25Feb/18

Organ donation: Pro athlete gets second chance at life | The Courier … – Courier Mail


Courier Mail

Organ donation: Pro athlete gets second chance at life | The Courier …
Courier Mail
SHE’S not sure who they came from or how to quite say thank you, but Sheridan Darroch is sure of one thing – without her new lungs she wouldn’t be alive. The professional softball player from Brisbane has cystic fibrosis and received a double lung
Organ donation: Pro athlete gets second chance at life – News.com.auNEWS.com.au

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25Feb/18

Don’t want your organs to be donated? You WILL have to opt out as ministers back law change to help transplant patients – Daily Mail


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Don’t want your organs to be donated? You WILL have to opt out as ministers back law change to help transplant patients
Daily Mail
In Wales, where an opt-out system was introduced in December 2015, there was a dip in the number of deceased donors from 64 in 2015-16 to 61 in 2016-17. This resulted in a drop in organ transplants from 214 to 187. Miss Doyle-Price said: ‘It’s too
Organ Donation: Everything you need to knowITV News
Bid to change organ law gets initial backing from MPsBBC News
Organ donation could become ‘opt-out’The Week UK
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