20Jul/15

Guinness World Record for heart-lung transplant man who defied the odds – Oxford Mail


Oxford Mail

Guinness World Record for heart-lung transplant man who defied the odds
Oxford Mail
Mr Whitby, a divorcee, said he was reminded of the value of organ donation when his nephew died suddenly nine years ago, three weeks before his 18th birthday. Aware of his uncle’s transplant, he had signed the Organ Donor Register and following his

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20Jul/15

Guinness World Record for heart-lung transplant man who defied the odds – BT … – BT.com


BT.com

Guinness World Record for heart-lung transplant man who defied the odds – BT
BT.com
Mr Whitby, a divorcee, said he was reminded of the value of organ donation when his nephew died suddenly nine years ago, three weeks before his 18th birthday. Aware of his uncle’s transplant, he had signed the Organ Donor Register and following his

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20Jul/15

Widow’s plea over organ donation ‘opt-out’ system for patients – Belfast Telegraph – Belfast Telegraph


Belfast Telegraph

Widow’s plea over organ donation ‘opt-out’ system for patients – Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph
The Organ Donation and Transplantation Activity Report says there were 4,431 transplants in 2014/15. A woman whose husband died last year before he could get a heart transplant has backed calls for a ‘soft opt-out’ donation system to be introduced to …
Leading heart charity calls for overhaul of organ donation scheme as less than Belfast Live
Heart charity demands opt-out organ donation – UTVU.TV

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20Jul/15

Blood donation camps organised in Kolkata’s red light areas draw ire – Iamin – I am in dna of India

Blood donation camps organised in Kolkata’s red light areas draw ire – Iamin
I am in dna of India
Otherwise considered to be a ‘noble gesture’, blood donation by sex workers in the recently held camps in Kolkata has not gone down well with many in the city. The camp that was held at the red light area of Bowbazar in Central Kolkata in the presence

20Jul/15

‘Lessons to learn’ on organ donors – BBC News


BBC News

‘Lessons to learn’ on organ donors
BBC News
Lessons could be learned from a health board which increased its organ donors despite an overall drop in Scotland, the Scottish government has said. NHS Grampian has achieved a five-fold increase in deceased donors over the past four years, from three …
National shortage of organ donors risks the lives of more than 600 people in Manchester Evening News
Donor organ ops fall sharplyIrish Examiner
Call for West Sussex organ donors after donations fallMid Sussex Times

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20Jul/15

NHS Blood and Transplant calls for more organ donors as donations fall (From … – Leigh Journal


Leigh Journal

NHS Blood and Transplant calls for more organ donors as donations fall (From
Leigh Journal
NHS Blood and Transplant’s director of organ donation and transplantation Sally Johnson said: “We are truly grateful to the families of the 1,282 deceased donors and to each of the 1,092 living donors who made transplants possible last year. “Their

20Jul/15

Scotland Live – BBC News

Scotland LiveBBC NewsNew figures show there was an eight per cent fall in the number of deceased donors in the 12 months to March this year – down to 98. The number of living donors also fell to just over eighty. It is estimated that three people in th…