The father of a boy waiting for a heart transplant says he's devastated that an opt-out organ donation system will be delayed due to the stalemate at Stormont
The father of a boy waiting for a heart transplant said he is devastated that an opt-out organ donation system will be delayed from taking effect due to Stormont's stalemate.The new law automatically makes people organ donors unless they specifically state otherwise.
In a communication seen by BBC News NI, the Department of Health said that "secondary legislation is required to clarify which organs and tissues are covered" under the opt-out system. Secondary legislation is commonly used to fill in the gaps of new laws to enable them to be enforced and, if needed, updated over time.There was then a built-in 12-month implementation period including the recruitment of staff, training and education with the system expected to kick in from spring 2023, following the passing of the secondary legislation.
Mr MacGabhann told BBC News NI it was particularly frustrating because a lot of work had gone into getting the legislation to where it is now."From what we can see the Department of Health has done everything in their power to make this ready to go.
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