Kidney donation rates in the West of Scotland are lower than anywhere else in the UK, a study suggests.
Researchers from Cambridge University found that the Glasgow region, which covers patients from hospitals across the west of Scotland, had the lowest percentage of kidney donors at 3.2 per cent of those people who died in critical care.
But the figures were disputed by Scottish experts, who said donation rates had increased substantially since the period covered by the study, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
It is hoped the findings will help to target efforts to increase donor numbers, such as trying to boost consent rates from potential donors’ relatives.
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