{"id":50407,"date":"2023-09-22T13:15:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T13:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrisevansmp.com\/?p=50407"},"modified":"2023-09-22T13:15:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T13:15:46","slug":"chris-evans-mp-attends-kidney-care-uk-and-nhs-blood-and-transplant-organ-donation-week-event-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisevansmp.com\/chris-evans-mp-attends-kidney-care-uk-and-nhs-blood-and-transplant-organ-donation-week-event-in-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Evans MP attends Kidney Care UK and NHS Blood and Transplant Organ Donation Week Event in Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Islwyn MP, Chris Evans, attended Kidney Care UK and NHS Blood and Transplant\u2019s event in Parliament to mark Organ Donation Week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr Evans heard from Kidney Care UK, NHS Blood and Transplant and patient representatives about the need to reverse the impact of Covid-19 on the transplant waiting lists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Last year in the UK, there were around 5,600 people on the kidney or kidney and pancreas transplant list across the UK last year. While over 4000 people received donated organs and tissues, there is still a shortage of donors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2015, Wales led the way in the UK by introducing the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 &#8211; a soft opt-out system of organ donation, where presumed consent was given for organ donation unless the person had opted out. Deemed consent applies to everyone in Wales, except for those who are part of excluded groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally, the\u00a0Donation and Transplantation Plan for Wales: 2022-2026 which was published last year, looks to ensure the\u00a0whole population\u00a0of Wales can donate tissue or organs and receive a transplant whenever this is clinically possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking after the event,\u00a0Chris Evans MP said<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018It was great to meet Kidney Care UK and NHS Blood and Transplant at their event in Parliament to hear about the work they are doing to improve transplant waiting lists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">I also met with one of the patient representatives, who was also one of my constituents, and heard about her firsthand experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">I am proud that\u00a0here in\u00a0Wales\u00a0we\u00a0are leading the way with an organ donation opt-out scheme. Our achievements have saved lives and improved people\u2019s quality of\u00a0life and\u00a0shown the rest of the UK that such a scheme could work.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islwyn MP, Chris Evans, attended Kidney Care UK and NHS Blood and Transplant\u2019s event in Parliament to mark Organ Donation Week. Mr Evans heard from Kidney Care UK, NHS Blood and Transplant and patient representatives about the need to reverse the impact of Covid-19 on the transplant waiting lists. 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