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Opt Out needed as a solution for the UK

“The UK needs to change its law on organ donation as it is not likely to achieve the UK Organ Donor Taskforce target to increase organ donor rates by 50%...

Opt for Life statement on proposals for Legislation on Organ and Tissue Donation

The charities supporting the Opt for Life Campaign and change in legislation: Kidney Wales, British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK, British Lung Foundation, Welsh Kidney Patients Association. Under ‘soft’ opt out...

First Minister Visits Kidney Wales Children

First Minister encourages everyone to give the gift of life this Christmas The First Minister Carwyn Jones (on Tues 20th Dec) visited the Kidney Wales Children’s Kidney Centre at the...

Kidney Wales Reflections Concert

Kidney Wales Foundation would like to thank all who attended the Reflections Carol Concert at the City Parish of St John the Baptist on Thursday, December 8th. Patients, supporters and...

Consultation meetings on the Opt Out Organ Donation Bill

Please see below a list of public consultation meetings on the Opt Out Organ Donation Bill. If you would like to attend, call 0845 644 7814 or email [email protected]. We...

PRESS STATEMENT ON WELSH GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER ON OPT OUT

http://youtu.be/3hu6C8Bf7yI Please click the link and view our video response on youtube. A White Paper published on Tuesday 8 November 2011 outlined the legislation due to be enacted in Wales...

Roy J Thomas – The Times Opinion Piece on Opt Out

Opt For Life by Roy J Thomas Chairman Kidney Wales Foundation and Opt For Life Cymru The UK’s first soft opt-out system for organ and tissue donation will be in...

Truth and facts essential in the organ donation debate

Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan last week sparked controversy by saying plans for a ‘presumed consent’ organ donation policy would turn ‘volunteers into conscripts’. After the Archbishop defended his view...