Parents’ outrage at NHS decision

FAMILIES of children whose organs were retained by hospitals without consent have said they are disheartened by a move to withdraw a compensation offer from parents who suffered a similar ordeal in Britain.

The British National Health Service (NHS) has caused outrage in Britain after withdrawing compensation of £2,800 (€3,980) offered to 1,348 families because not all the families accepted the payments. The take-up rate was 97%.

The chairperson of the Irish campaign group, Parents for Justice, Fionnuala O’Reilly, criticised the NHS’s decision.