Organ Donation and Transplants
This POSTnote examines policies to increase the availability of donor organs in the UK.
Health education and preventive medicineHealth servicesMedical ethicsScience
Briefing
Transplants are the most effective treatment for organ failure. There is a need to increase the number of organs donated. The Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill passed by the National Assembly for Wales revises the current opt-in consent procedure for donations to deemed consent. A new UK strategy sets out policy intended to improve organ transplant rates. This POSTnote examines this and other policies to increase the availability of donor organs in the UK.
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