Edward Argar, Minister for Health, has spoken in both Houses of Parliament about what may happen on January 1st, 2021, should there be no deal with the EU. “In the event we have not reached an EU-wide agreement on reciprocal healthcare, the Government will implement…
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Organ Donation Laws
Organ donation laws vary across different countries in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. NHS Blood and Transplant’s website has a section outlining the current legislative position for each of…
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NHS Blood and Transplant have produced a booklet on UK Living Kidney Sharing Schemes:
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Max, received a lifesaving heart transplant in August 2017 aged nine. Keira Ball was a loving and caring young girl who sadly passed away after a road traffic accident in the summer of 2017. Keira donated her kidneys, liver and heart – which went to…
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This article describes how UK law and medical ethics have evolved to accommodate developments in organ transplantation surgery:
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