No time to lose: transplants are not done on a first-come, first-served basis. All patients placed on waiting lists are thoroughly assessed

Article Abstract:

Some patients on a waiting list for organ transplants may receive an organ within two weeks, others have to wait years, and many die whilst on the waiting list. At the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, matching is undertaken there, based on patient condition and urgency, and recipients are prepared for a heart transplant operation before the heart is removed from the body of the donor. Age is not a factor in transplants at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, although those with alcohol induced liver disease must show that they have abstained for at least six months.

Ethical aspects, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., Organ transplantation, Tissue transplantation, Transplantation

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Patient power in the net

Article Abstract:

Marie Nally, sufferer of breast cancer, set up a web site for other sufferers when she found that no such site existed. Nally thinks that a number of people in the medical profession are too cautious about making use of the Internet. She has no desire to become a semi-expert in cancer, but wants to keep up to date with the disease and treatment.

Usage, Services, Internet, Biography, Interview, Breast cancer, Nally, Marie

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How I coped with... Violence at work

Article Abstract:

Experience of Patrick Senior as how he saved a consultant at Charlton Lane Center in Cheltenham, is presented. Mr. Senior will be presented with award of bravery from the Royal Humane Society.

United States, General services, Safety and security measures, Achievements and awards, Workplace violence, Senior, Patrick

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