Hi! John,

I'm afraid were not *Informed* about a lot of things, sometimes things
are put on a notice board and that seems to be all that happens,
but I don't remember seeing one about the service at Guildford Cathedral,
and I don't receive the NKF newsletter either. But as I said I wouldn't have
been able to go because It was on one of my dialysis days.

My own personal opinion is that the only way forward is to push for the
OPT-OUT clause,
and no intervention by surviving relatives. As it stands at the moment It
doesn't matter
if everyone in the country carried a donor card, If the next of kin says no
then the organs can't be used.

Nice to speak to you,

Len.




At 12:03 07/06/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Thank you Tracy and Len for your inputs.
>
>In answer to your comment Len I am sorry to read you are on dialysis. One aim
>of the Guildford Cathedral Service was to increase public awareness to the
need
>for organ donors. We did achieve that in some degree.
>
>Regarding not knowing about the event gives credence to the Subject title.
>The following were given advanced information:
>All Transplant Co-ordinators, all Accident and Emergency and donor referring
>Intensive Care Units, all National Kidney Federation (NKF) KPA
representatives;
>there was an advert in the NKF Newsletter (15.000 distribution) and I sent
>emails requesting support from 8 nearish KPAs, none of which responded!. Some
>200 Hospices were also circulated to involve their cornea donor families.
>
>I (you?) may wonder why you were not informed in one way or another!!
>
>John Evans
>
>
>
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