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Answers to Parliamentary Questions

On Tuesday 17th December 2002 the All Party Parliamentary Kidney Group agreed to consider submitting written questions to the Secretary of State for Health on issues of prime concern to those concerned with Renal Health Issues and Renal NHS provision of services. The NKF agreed to assist the All Party Parliamentary Group in drafting suitable questions. (Click here for information about the All Party Parliamentary Group)

Answers to the following questions have now been received by the APPKG MPs:-

• Kidneys: Health education (Answered 22 July 2009)
• Organ Availability (Answered 9 October 2007)
• Dialysis and Transplant questions (Answered 16-18 July 2007)
• Haemodialysis whilst on Holiday/Business (Answered 21 June 2007)
• Kidney Dialysis whilst on Holiday/Business (Answered 6 July 2004)
• Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and Specialisesd Treatments (House of Lords) (Answered 22 April 2004)
• Renal services/Modernisation of services in support of NSF (Part 1) (Answered 10 February 2004)
• Organ Donation/Findings of survey on people’s perceptions on Transplantation (Answered 2 February 2004)
• Renal Dialysis services for a) Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton and b) the Kingston area (Answered 16 October 2003)
• Organ Donation/Use of Electoral Registration Form (Answered 25 September 2003, by Department of Health)
• Organ Donation/Use of Electoral Registration Form (Answered 23 September 2003, by Dept. of Constitutional Affairs)
• Organ Donation/Guidance for Electoral Registration Officers (Answered 17 September 2003)
• Asystolic Donor transplants/Elective Ventilation (Answered 20 February 2003)
• Choice of Immunosuppressant Agents (Answered 12 February 2003)
• Organ Donors (Answered 12 February 2003)
• Asystolic Kidney Organ Donor Operations (Answered 12 February 2003)
• NSF on Renal Services (Answered 12 February 2003)
• Human Body - Human Choices (Answered 20 January 2003)

Questions tabled and awaiting answer

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