Written question asked by Kevin Hughes (Labour) on Monday, 15 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2004. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 5 January 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he intends primary care trusts to use the guidance set out in the Transplant Framework for England, Saving Lives, Valuing Donors, to tackle organ donation among ethnic minorities.

Answer: Mr. Kevin Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he intends primary care trusts to use the guidance set out in the Transplant Framework for England, Saving Lives, Valuing Donors, to tackle organ donation among ethnic minorities. [144894] Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department continues to explore concerns about the relatively low rate of organ donation with ethnic minority communities. The South Asian Campaign was launched in February 1999 specifically to raise awareness within the South Asian community which is prone to kidney disease. A campaign launched in 2002 is targeting the black community which has similar problems. The Department also funded the National Kidney Research Fund to explore methods of raising awareness in local ethnic minority communities. Primary care trusts will be able to build on these programmes to develop and monitor local initiatives.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 416 c211W; 144894
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Donors Ethnic groups Kidneys Organs Publicity Primary care trusts Asians Transplant surgery
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk