Improved system for organ donations in Europe
Posted, April 22, 2008 @ 00:00
Conservatives welcome information exchange but warn against one size fits all policy
Strasbourg, 22nd April 2008 -- Today (Tuesday) Members of the European Parliament voted on proposals to improve the system for organ donations in Europe.
Whilst Conservatives welcomed the broad outline of the proposals, they warned against implementing a system that would duplicate existing practices and add administrative burden. John Bowis MEP, Conservative spokesman on health in the European Parliament said:
"It is important that each member state implements its own tailor-made solution to the problem, working closely with other neighbours to exchange ideas on best practice. More research is urgently needed and alliances between national transplantation organisations in Member States should first be facilitated to avoid the duplication of work.
"The European Parliament report makes some excellent suggestions for improvement and now we must look at the practical implications involved. A transplant "hotline" with a single telephone number managed by a national transplantation organisation and manned 24 hours a day is a superb idea, but it has to be paid for."