As demand for organ donation soars, donor consent is 11% higher in Scotland – imagine the media if that was the other way round?

Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Sussex and featured in BBC Breakfast broadcasts today, the above story, and: At the time, there were about 1,000 transplants a year and about 2,500 people on the waiting list. From 2024 to 2025, more than 4,500 transplants have been carried out a year and about 8,000 people are on the waiting list, according to NHS Blood and Transplant. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgv929rpl3o From Organ donation in England and the UK: Statistics and law changes (House of lords Library), published on 6 December 2023: Organ donation is a devolved matter in the UK. The main impact of … Continue reading As demand for organ donation soars, donor consent is 11% higher in Scotland – imagine the media if that was the other way round?