Role of religion in organ donation - development of the United Kingdom Faith and Organ Donation Action Plan
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At a national policy level, the United Kingdom is at the forefront of recognizing the role of faith and its impact on organ donation. This is demonstrated by the recommendations of the Organ Donation Taskforce, National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines on organ donation, All-Party Parliamentary Kidney Group, and National Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Taskforce Alliance. Evidence to date shows that further thought is required to ensure the active engagement of faith communities with organ donation in the UK. The "Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020" strategy was launched in July 2013 by National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) in collaboration with the Department of Health and Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish governments and seeks to increase the number of people, from all sections of the UK's multiethnic and multifaith population, who consent to and authorize organ donation in their life. NHSBT seeks to work in partnership with faith leaders and this culminated in a Faith and Organ Donation Summit. Faith leaders highlight that there is a need for engagement at both national and local levels concerning organ donation as well as diagnosis and definition of death.Citation
Randhawa G., Neuberger J. (2016) 'Role of religion in organ donation - development of the United Kingdom Faith and Organ Donation Action Plan', Transplantation Proceedings, 48 (3), pp.689-694.Publisher
Elsevier USAJournal
Transplantation ProceedingsAdditional Links
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0041-1345ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.10.074
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