NHS cancer kidney apology
The NHS has issued an apology after two kidney transplant patients contracted cancer from donated organs.
Robert Law looks through the case paperwork. "I am determined the NHS learns lessons from the mistakes that were made," he told us.
NHS transplant apology
The NHS transplant service has apologised to two patients in the North West after they contracted cancer from donated kidneys.
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Kidney recipient wants more than apology
– Robert Law, who contracted cancer after a transplantI am encouraged they have admitted liability, but it needs more than an apology. The public needs to be reassured these things will not happen because the right measures are in place.
NHS apologise over cancerous donor kidneys
The NHS has issued an apology after two kidney transplant patients contracted cancer from donated organs. 59-year-old Robert Law, from Wirral, and 46-year-old Gillian Smart, from St Helens, were both told they had the disease after life-saving opertions at Royal Liverpool Hospital.