Posts tagged “organ donations UK”

Organ Donations from Cancer Patients Benefit Hundreds on Waiting Lists-1042

August 16th, 2016

New data shows that hundreds of patients have benefited from donor organs from patients who had suffered from cancer. Statistics made available by the Press Association show that a total of 272 donors with a history of cancer donated organs over the last five years. These donations benefited more than 675 patients waiting for an […]

Hundreds of Bereaved Families Veto Organ Donations-8703

January 15th, 2016

Figures have shown that around one in seven cases of bereaved families have blocked organ donations from 547 UK registered donors since 2010. In a bid to make such “overrides” more of an exception, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have said they will no longer formally seek the consent of families. Alternatively, families will be […]

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