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Glasgow has the lowest rate in the UK of people donating their kidneys after they die, a new study has found.
The research reveals that there are "striking" geographical variations in the numbers of people who donate kidneys after they die.
Mapping out a picture of kidney donation across the UK, researchers found that some regions have half the rates of kidney donation than the best performing places.
The study, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, found that Glasgow has the lowest donation rates and Cardiff has the highest.
In Glasgow and Manchester there were "significantly lower" donation rates, with 3.2% and 4.5% respectively.
http://news.stv.tv/west-central/256...-rate-of-people-donating-kidneys-after-death/
The research reveals that there are "striking" geographical variations in the numbers of people who donate kidneys after they die.
Mapping out a picture of kidney donation across the UK, researchers found that some regions have half the rates of kidney donation than the best performing places.
The study, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, found that Glasgow has the lowest donation rates and Cardiff has the highest.
In Glasgow and Manchester there were "significantly lower" donation rates, with 3.2% and 4.5% respectively.
http://news.stv.tv/west-central/256...-rate-of-people-donating-kidneys-after-death/