Eye donation statistics, demand from hospitals for transplants and overall shortage of corneas
Dear NHS Blood and Transplant,
Please would you provide me with:
For the financial year 2018 / 2019 -
The total number of whole eye donations retrieved by NHSBT
The total number of whole eye donations processed by NHSBT eye banks
The total number of whole eye donations consented by NHSBT for external eye banks
The total number of corneas issued by NHSBT eye banks
The total number of scleral grafts issued by NHSBT eye banks
The total number of successful transplants reported back to NHSBT
Finally, please would you provide me with the overall average amount of corneas required / predicted by NHSBT to keep up with demand for transplants, and the average shortage of donated corneas to supply this demand (can be provided as an annual figure).
Yours faithfully,
John Arthurs
Our ref: MOC/ 381365
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Our ref: JR/381365
Dear Mr Arthurs
Re: Information request
Thank you for your request dated 18^th September 2019 for information from
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) regarding eye donation.
Please see attached our response.
I hope this is helpful in addressing your questions. Please quote the
reference number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Wayne Lawley
Head of Corporate Communications
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If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to: Customer Services Operations Manager, NHS Blood and
Transplant, Charcot Road, Colindale, NW9 5BG (Email:
[2][email address]).
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
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Dear Wayne,
Thank you for you're reply and I am mostly happy with the response. I would like to query the figure of total corneas issued by nhsbt as it seems there may be a decrepancy? The total number issued was ~340 where as the amount processed by nhsbt was over 4000.
Is this figure correct?
Yours faithfully,
John Arthurs
Our ref: JR/382980
Acknowledgement : Information request
Dear Mr Arthurs
Thank you for your request for information.
I acknowledge your request to access information from NHS Blood and
Transplant (NHSBT) and I am presently dealing with your request under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We aim to reply within 20
working days.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Wayne Lawley
Head of Corporate Communications
E-mail: [1][email address]
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NHS Blood and Transplant
Do something amazing today - Give Blood.
Organ donation. The gift of life.
You can visit us at [2]www.nhsbt.nhs.uk
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The views expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender, and not
necessarily those of NHS Blood and Transplant.
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swept for the presence of computer viruses by NHS Blood and Transplant,
however we cannot guarantee that they are virus free.
All e-mails and their attachments to and from the nhsbt.nhs.uk domain may
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Our ref: JR/382980
Dear Mr Arthurs
Re: Information request
Thank you for your request dated 10^th October 2019 for information from
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) regarding eye donation.
Please see attached our response.
I hope this is helpful in addressing your questions. Please quote the
reference number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Wayne Lawley
Head of Corporate Communications
E-mail: [1][email address]
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to: Customer Services Operations Manager, NHS Blood and
Transplant, Charcot Road, Colindale, NW9 5BG (Email:
[2][email address]).
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NHS Blood and Transplant
Do something amazing today - Give Blood.
Organ donation. The gift of life.
You can visit us at [3]www.nhsbt.nhs.uk
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The views expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender, and not
necessarily those of NHS Blood and Transplant.
This text confirms that this e-mail message and its attachments have been
swept for the presence of computer viruses by NHS Blood and Transplant,
however we cannot guarantee that they are virus free.
All e-mails and their attachments to and from the nhsbt.nhs.uk domain may
be archived, and their contents monitored.
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
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