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11/07/2013
Strategy To Increase Organ Donations Launched
Families may be prevented from stopping the donation of organs by people who have signed the register.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have said that they want to ensure a person's wish to donate is honoured when they die.
A new strategy has been developed to try and build on the 50% increase in deceased donations since 2008.
The aims of the strategy are to:
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have said that they want to ensure a person's wish to donate is honoured when they die.
A new strategy has been developed to try and build on the 50% increase in deceased donations since 2008.
The aims of the strategy are to:
- Improve consent/authorisation rates to organ donation to above 80% (currently 57%)
- Bring the UK deceased donor rate up to 26 per million of the population (currently 19pmp)
- Transplant 5% more of the organs offered from consented, actual donors (currently 92% of actual donors result in at least one organ transplant)
- Increase the number of patients receiving a transplant to 74 per million of the population (currently 49pmp)
John Pattullo, Chairman of NHS Blood and Transplant, the organisation that manages the process of organ donation across the UK, said: "This is a bold and ambitious strategy that will give more people a realistic chance of receiving a life-saving or life-enhancing transplant. Despite recent success we know more must be done to address the shortage of donated organs across the UK.
"The strategy calls for a revolution in public attitudes and behaviours, emphasising the importance of individuals and their families agreeing to donate when and if they can."
The strategy has the backing of the four UK health ministers.
(MH/JP)
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