Role of urgent care staff in organ donation.
A detailed review of donation activity since the introduction of an embedded specialist nurse in organ donation (SNOD) in Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed the benefits of this role for the identification and referral of potential donors by emergency department (ED) staff. This article argues that, as EDs across the U.K. introduce SNODs, more organs will become available for transplant.
Eastern Organ Donation Services Team, NHS Blood and Transplant.
Marie
M
Garside
Jules
J
Garside
D032722:Advance Care Planning; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001601:Bereavement; D019091:Critical Pathways; D046148:Donor Selection / Q000458:organization & administration; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D012042:Registries; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*