Hi Richard,

Increasing transplant rates and doubling the number of people on the organ
donation register certainly is a major announcement!

Would it be possible to send me a copy of the full press release?

Best Wishes,

Paul Birchall-Hunt
Queensland
Australia

At 09:16 AM 2001-02-28, you wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>In case you haven't heard yet, the government made a major announcement
>this morning. The attached Press Release should explain all. In summary
>however they announced:
>1. Double the number of people on the organ donation register from 8
>million to 16 million by 2010.
>2. Develop a National Service Framework (NSF) for patients with kidney
>failure to establish national standards and improve services.
>3. Increase kidney transplant rate by almost 100% by 2005
>4. Increase heart and lung transplants and liver transplants by 10% by 2005
>5. Establish a new National consultative body to consider and offer advice
>on all transplant issues
>
>Best wishes.
>
>Richard Okell
>www.kidney.org.uk



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