20.10.10
Measures taken to avoid further blood mistakes
The government has announced the release of a report into mistakes made around blood transfusion.
As a result NHS Blood and Transplant is to adopt measures which will help it to prevent similar situations from occurring again.
Sir Gordon Duff said: "Organ transplantation is a much needed life-saving procedure.
"People who generously agree to donate their organs should be reassured that the error has been dealt with effectively and that steps have been taken to minimise the risk of it happening again.
“The current organ donor register, though still capable of being an effective tool, has some inherent constraints. I have therefore recommended that as soon as resources allow, NHS Blood and Transplant should design and commission a new register which will be better equipped to deal with the operational demands now placed on it.”
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