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Letters Organ donation in Wales

Too soon to assess effects of deemed consent to organ donation in Wales

BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2509 (Published 23 May 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2509
  1. John Fabre, professor emeritus
  1. King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
  1. john.fabre{at}kcl.ac.uk

The first full accounting year for deemed consent in Wales was completed last month, and we await with interest the statistics from NHS Blood and Transplant. Margaret McCartney reminds us that it is too early to make claims for or against the deemed consent system in Wales.1 Because Wales has a comparatively small population, any valid assessment will take …

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