Sir — Diana Berry's generous and brave donation of her kidney using the Paired Share Donor Transplant scheme (Report, September 5) will rightfully highlight the plight of the 8,000 people in the UK waiting for an organ transplant.
But what happens to those thousands who are not transplanted due to organ shortage or individual medical history?
There are 43,901 people in the UK receiving renal replacement therapy according to the most recent Renal Registry Report. Only half of these will be eligible to go on to the waiting list.
This means that over 20,000 people in the UK have only two choices; home or hospital-based dialysis.
Current health policy relating to the care of patients advocates delivering care closer to the patient's home. With current dialysis capacity issues and a focus on patient choice, shouldn't more patients be able to choose a home-based treatment?
Samantha Addie, Dialysis Options, Otley, Leeds
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