The gift of sight: normalising discussions and referral for corneal donation in the inpatient setting
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Lowri Evans; Siwan Seaman; Jessica Z Walding
- Source
- British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005). 81(3)
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Inpatients
Terminal Care
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Referral
Health professionals
business.industry
Communication
Decision Making
Terminally ill
General Medicine
Inpatient setting
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
humanities
United Kingdom
Cornea
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Tissue Donation
Donation
Family medicine
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1750-8460
For patients with a life-limiting diagnosis, guidance by the General Medical Council recommends exploring patients' beliefs and values about tissue donation with the patient and family towards the end of life. This article gives guidance to healthcare professionals on the process of giving patients the opportunity to donate their corneas, including eligibility, communication and practicalities.