Legal issues relevant to non-heartbeating organ donation

The Department of Health guidance on the legal position of non-heartbeating organ donation has been published today on the DH website

Dr Peter Nightingale, President of the RCoA, said:
"The Royal College of Anaesthetists welcomes this excellent and very helpful document. Its support for clinicians and relatives is particularly important at a time when speedy decisions are required to be made with sensitivity."

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20 Nov 2009