THE FACTS ON THE NEED IN WALES
ONE
In the UK at least one person dies while on a transplant waiting list. Transplantation saves the NHS money in the long term and improves Patients lives.
TWO
Surveys show that 70% of people want to donate their organs after death but only 20% are on the NHS Organ Donor Register.
THREE
The numbers of people needing dialysis is increasing.
FOUR
No one organisation holds information on all Kidney Patients in Wales.
FIVE
A transplant unit in Wales will ensure our children and families do not travel long distances to have a transplant and can stay in Wales. All children’s transplants are conducted outside Wales.
SIX
As the population in Wales is getting older these Patients need more dialysis care and cannot dialyse at home.
SEVEN
The transport of dialysis patients to have dialysis in Wales needs to be reviewed with increased demand.
EIGHT
Patients on the transplant waiting list far exceed those being operated upon each year.
NINE
Black and minority ethnic groups are in double jeopardy because they suffer kidney disease on higher scale with a reduced pool of donors.
TEN
400 to 500 patents are waiting for a transplants in Wales . A crisis of organ supply transplant faces all parts of the UK.
ELEVEN
Transplant tourism is a worrying development and associated risks to patients and donors.
TWELVE
Opportunities to retrieve suitable organs after someone’s death are repeatedly lost because of issues surrounding consent, failure in timely use of brain stem testing and organisational inadequacies.
ONE
In the UK at least one person dies while on a transplant waiting list. Transplantation saves the NHS money in the long term and improves Patients lives.
TWO
Surveys show that 70% of people want to donate their organs after death but only 20% are on the NHS Organ Donor Register.
THREE
The numbers of people needing dialysis is increasing.
FOUR
No one organisation holds information on all Kidney Patients in Wales.
FIVE
A transplant unit in Wales will ensure our children and families do not travel long distances to have a transplant and can stay in Wales. All children’s transplants are conducted outside Wales.
SIX
As the population in Wales is getting older these Patients need more dialysis care and cannot dialyse at home.
SEVEN
The transport of dialysis patients to have dialysis in Wales needs to be reviewed with increased demand.
EIGHT
Patients on the transplant waiting list far exceed those being operated upon each year.
NINE
Black and minority ethnic groups are in double jeopardy because they suffer kidney disease on higher scale with a reduced pool of donors.
TEN
400 to 500 patents are waiting for a transplants in Wales . A crisis of organ supply transplant faces all parts of the UK.
ELEVEN
Transplant tourism is a worrying development and associated risks to patients and donors.
TWELVE
Opportunities to retrieve suitable organs after someone’s death are repeatedly lost because of issues surrounding consent, failure in timely use of brain stem testing and organisational inadequacies.
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