Archive for July, 2013
July 20th, 2013 | 
Author: Altruistic kidney donations:
1st April – 31st March in each year
- 2007-8 = 6 donations
- 2008-9 = 15 donations
- 2009-10 = 15 donations
- 2010-11 = 28 donation
- 2011-12 = 34 donations
- 2012-13 = 76 donations
Since 1st April 2013 there have been 30 altruistic donations which is fantastic news.
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Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020: A UK strategy has been launched by NHS Blood and Transplant and the four UK health departments.
The strategy sets the agenda for increasing organ donation and transplantation rates to world class standards over the next seven years and builds on success in increasing deceased donation rates by 50% since 2008.
One of the key aims of the strategy is to improve consent/authorisation rates to organ donation to above 80% (currently 57%). NHS Blood and Transplant believes that public attitudes will need to change if the UK is going to achieve such a shift in consent rates.
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To read the rest of the report please go to this link
Want to make a huge difference in someone’s life? Give a Kidney.
Dr. Susan Hou summed it up perfectly when she said “I can’t bring about world peace, I can’t eliminate world hunger, but I can get one person off dialysis”. Back in 2004 Dr. Susan Hou donated one of her kidneys to someone in India. She may not have made a difference in this world, but she certainly made a difference in that persons world.
I too made the world of difference to someone’s life by giving one of my kidneys to a stranger. Best thing I have ever done in my life and probably the best thing I will ever do. Please read the links down the left of this page under “become a donor” and read about the evaluation process I went through. The “About” link top of page also gives some information regarding why I donated.
Any questions please contact me (link top right of page)
Di Franks
