Health written question – answered at on 9 July 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what change there has been in organ donation rates in England since the Organ Donation Taskforce reported.
Since the publication of the Organ Donation Taskforce's report in 2008, a great deal of work has taken place across the national health service to increase the number of organs available for patients. A number of recommendations which have been implemented are specifically aimed at ensuring hospitals have the appropriate infrastructure in place to maximise the number of potential donors. These include an increase in the number of highly trained specialist nurses for organ donation; the appointment of clinical leads for organ donation; and the establishment of organ donation committees.
In April 2013, NHSBT had increased the level of organ donation in the United Kingdom by 50% from 809 donors in 2007-08 to 1,212 donors in 2012-13.
Transplantations increased by 30% from 2,385 in 2007-08 to 3,112 in 2012-13.
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