• Friday, March 29, 2024

HEALTH

New Faith And Beliefs Declaration To Help Overcome Barriers To Organ Donation In UK

It is hoped that by making the acknowledgement of faith and beliefs an integral part of the registration process for those who wish to take up this option, this new declaration will encourage more people with a strong personal faith or beliefs to consider organ donation (Photo: Marcus Hessenberg / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images).

By: Radhakrishna N S

A new option added to the NHS organ donor register has been developed to give reassurance about how organ donation can go ahead in line with a person’s faith or beliefs. The development comes in response to the government’s recent organ donation consultation in England, in which some faith groups stated that they felt more needed to be done to acknowledge the importance of faith and beliefs and for some people when deciding whether to proceed with donation. Research carried out on behalf of NHS Blood and Transplant also shows that the main barrier to organ donation among black and…

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