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YEAR 2001 — The Year for Transplantation

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Members will know that huge strides were made by the NKF during the past year to improve the situation for Dialysis Patients.

The All Party Kidney Group aided and assisted by the NKF kept the issues to the forefront in the House of Commons. The NKF continued is dialogue with Government, and strengthened its support for the Regional Specialised Commissioning Groups lending practical assistance and advice at every stage leading to the initial Regional reports. Now the document ‘Towards a Renal National Service Framework’ has been launched setting the target standards required throughout the nation. It is complimentary to the Government NSF which deals with Diabetes but has a section on Kidney failure. The NKF also launched its “Know your numbers card” and Fact File.

This work must be continued and consolidated, but Year 2001 must also be the year that the NKF turns its attention to Transplantation.

It cannot be right that 7 million people have asked that their names be included in the National Donor Register, but that in 1999 the register was only consulted on a handful of occasions - as revealed in a House of Commons answer.

It cannot be right that only a few Hospitals actively think about the possibility of donation when a death occurs, and that there are too few Transplant Surgeons, Transplant Nurses, Transplant Co-ordinators or critical care beds.

The problems surrounding the system of Transplantation and the lack of available organs are numerous and varied, but the NKF has already made a start:

Clearly this will be another very busy year for the NKF.

2001 New Year Message
from your Officers and Executive Committee of the
National Kidney Federation



The National Kidney Federation is registered in England and Wales as a Company limited by guarantee (Company No 5272349)
and awarded charitable status (Charity Number 1106735).

Give as You Earn contributions No. CAF GY511.

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