§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will institute an emergency service so that the eyes or the body of a person intended for medical research can be accepted at any time of the day and at weekends.
§ Mr. MoyleArrangements for the collection of eyes and other organs donated for medical purposes—for example, transplantation or research—are determined locally. Most, if not all, units undertaking kidney transplantation, in which field the shortage of organs is particularly acute, and where the death of a suitable donor will always take place in hospital, are able to arrange for kidneys to be removed at any time. The removal of eyes for corneal grafting may on occasion present difficulties, especially if death occurs in the potential donor's home some distance from the corneal grafting unit, although hospitals will make every effort to arrange such removals. Procedures already exist for the acceptance at all times of whole bodies donated to medical schools for anatomical examination or research.