09Jan/16

MSPs urged not to hold up organ-donor law change – Glasgow Evening Times


Glasgow Evening Times

MSPs urged not to hold up organ-donor law change
Glasgow Evening Times
AN evaluation of the new ‘opt-out’ transplant system in Wales could take six years, heart charity leaders have warned. MSPs are expected to vote this month on a bill, launched by Glasgow MSP Anne McTaggart, which would introduce a soft opt-out donor …
Kezia Dugdale calls for organ donation changeEdinburgh Evening News
Organ donation campaigners urge SNP to follow example of Wales by adopting Scottish Daily Record
Dugdale urges system of ‘soft opt-out’ organ donationsThe Times (subscription)

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09Jan/16

Kezia Dugdale calls for organ donation change – Edinburgh Evening News


Edinburgh Evening News

Kezia Dugdale calls for organ donation change
Edinburgh Evening News
MSPs will shortly debate legislation which proposes a move from a system in which people have to actively join the NHS Organ Donation Register to a “soft” opt-out approach in an effort to tackle a shortage of organs. The private member’s Bill from
Organ donation campaigners urge SNP to follow example of Wales by adopting Scottish Daily Record
MSPs urged not to hold up organdonor law changeGlasgow Evening Times
Dugdale urges system of ‘soft opt-out’ organ donationsThe Times (subscription)

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09Jan/16

Parent’s plea for more mixed race donors as daughter battles leukaemia – ITV News


ITV News

Parent’s plea for more mixed race donors as daughter battles leukaemia
ITV News
As her brother Sebi is not a match 24-year-old Lara, who is being treated at London’s UCL hospital, is dependent on finding an unrelated donor but as only 3% of donors on the public stem cell registries are mixed race her chances of finding a match are …

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09Jan/16

Paisley woman raising cash in honour of mum who lost life to cancer – Scottish Daily Record


Scottish Daily Record

Paisley woman raising cash in honour of mum who lost life to cancer
Scottish Daily Record
We have been continually fund-raising since she passed. “We are handing over the money to the liver transplant unit in Edinburgh where my mum was, and the money will go towards research of the disease to try and help find a cure. “People are aware of …

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