The latest #NurChat Twitter debate covered the topic of organ donation and transplant. For the chat we were joined by two very special guests; @KirstieTancock was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis from birth and underwent a double lung transplant just under a year ago, and @angeladitchfiel is a specialist nurse in organ donation with NHS Blood and Transplant.
With National Transplant Week making national news last week, we wanted to bring the topic to the attention of NurChat in order to discuss several issues, including communication of ODR status between family members and ‘opt in’ versus ‘opt out’ systems for registering donors.
The discussion opened with some key points about ‘opt in’ versus ‘opt out’:
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