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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 17 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Health Bill [HL].


Health Bill [HL]

Amendment 125 125: After Clause 32, insert the following new Clause— "Preferential organ donation (1) In this section, the conditions for preferential organ donation are that— (a) the deceased donor (D) had a close relative or friend (R) on the transplant waiting list, and (b) D had expressed a wish, or the family of D had expressed a wish on behalf of D, that a particular organ or organs from D should be considered for transplant to R. (2) If the conditions in subsection (1) are met, all possible consideration should be given to the wish for preferential organ donation, whilst also taking consideration of— (a) the suitability of D’s organ or organs for transplant to R, and (b) the needs of other patients waiting for an organ transplant."


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c38GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disclosure of information Dental services Data protection Admissions Asylum Contamination Blood Hospitals Health services Fees and charges Donors Health insurance HIV/AIDS Income General practitioners Hospital beds Haemophilia NHS Patients Organs Overseas visitors NHS foundation trusts Statistics Waiting lists Standards Transport Transplant surgery Tax allowances Revenue and Customs Department of Health Spinal injuries
Legislation
Health Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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