Aims and objectives To explore the role that Donor Transplant Co‐ordinators have played
and the future potential of Specialist Nurses for Organ Donation (SN‐ODs), within organ …

Organ donation has developed since the Human Tissue Act 1961, and even since the
Human Tissue Act 2004, which replaced it. Given the demand for organ transplants, there …

ABSTRACT Background The UK Department of Health in 2008 established the Organ
Donation Taskforce to improve organ donation within the UK. Knowing how nurses can best …

A detailed review of donation activity since the introduction of an embedded specialist nurse
in organ donation (SNOD) in Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation …

Objectives To explore regional variations in donation of cadaveric solid organs and tissues
across the four devolved health administrations of the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and …

Background: There is a shortage of organs for transplantation in the UK. However, whilst
82% of the population consider donating their organs, only 35% of people have joined the …

Organ and tissue dysfunction and failure cause high mortality rates around the world. Tissue
and organs transplantation is an established, cost-effective, life-saving treatment for patients …

Abstract Background In May 2020, England implemented “deemed consent” legislation, to
make it easier for individuals to donate their organs and convey their decision when alive …

The article discusses that organ donation and transplantation saves the lives of thousands of
people every year, and National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant is responsible …

“The need for more organs for transplantation is pressing, but there seems to be little merit in
pursuing a change in the law…” numbers were falling from the start of this century. In 2008 …