United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 737
Organs: Donors
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12 May 2021
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17 May 2021 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 in increasing the number of organs available for donation; and if he will make a statement.
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12 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 in increasing the number of organs available for donation; and if he will make a statement.
Source: Commons
17 May 2021
Answer
Initial data from NHS Blood and Transplant shows that in the first six months, 135 people donated their organs under deemed consent. This was 26% of all donations that took place during that time period, with a total of 341 organs transplanted.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-12/737
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1313858
- uk · wq-1313858 · source updated 17 May 2021