Kidney disease and patients organisations

NHS Renal National Service Framework
http://www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/renal.htm

National Kidney Federation
UK charity run by Kidney patients for kidney patients
http://www.kidney.org.uk/

The Kidney Alliance
Aims to bring together patients' voice and professionals committed to renal medicine
http://www.kidneyalliance.org.uk/

Diabetes UK
Charity working for people with diabetes
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/

Transplant policy and resources

UK Transplant
Special NHS Health Authority providing support to transplantation services across the UK
http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/

Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority (ULTRA)
Information on living donation
http://www.doh.gov.uk/ultra.htm

British Medical Association (BMA)
http://www.bma.org.uk/

BMA Report 'Organ Donation in the 21st Century'
http://web.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/organ+donation+in+the+21st+century

British Transplant Society
http://www.bts.org.uk/

Transplantsquare
Novartis sponsored site with information for clinicians and patients
http://www.transplantsquare.com/patients/

Xenotransplantation

United Kingdom Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory Authority (UKXIRA)
http://www.doh.gov.uk/ukxira/

PubliForum
Citizens Panel report of Swiss consultation on xenotransplantion and transplant medicine
http://www.publiforum2000.ch/framesetnav_e.htm

Canadian Public Consultation on Xenotransplanation
National consultation organised by the Canadian Public Health Association on behalf of the Canadian government
http://www.xeno.cpha.ca/english/index_e.htm

Compassion in World Farming
Animal welfare organisation which campaigns against genetic engineering of farm animals, including xenotransplantation.
http://www.ciwf.co.uk/

'Animal Organs in Humans: Uncalculated Risks and Unanswered Questions'
CIWF / BUAV Report
http://www.ciwf.co.uk/Pubs/CIWF_reports.htm#Xeno1

PPL Therapeutics
leading British company involved in the application of transgenic technology to xenotransplantation. Also actively involved in research into regenerative medicine.
http://www.ppl-therapeutics.com/products/products_5.html

Stem cell research

UK House of Lords Stem Cells Research Committee
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200102/ldselect/ldstem/83/8301.htm

UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
http://www.hfea.gov.uk/

Deliberative Inclusive Processes (DIPS) and Participatory Technology Assessment

Deliberative and Inclusionary Processes in Environmental Policy Making
1989 - 2000 ESRC/Foresight funded seminar series
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/esru/dip/

1994 UK National Consensus Conference on Plant Biotechnology
http://134.225.167.114/NCBE/GMFOOD/ccreport.html

Participatory Methods in Technology Assessment and Technology Decision-Making
http://www.tekno.dk/subpage.php3?article=345&survey=14&language=uk&front=1

Prajateerpu
A Citizens Jury / Scenario Workshop on Food and Farming Futures for Andhra Pradesh, India
http://www.iied.org/pdf/Prajateerpu.pdf

Other useful sites

The Wellcome Trust
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/

GeneWatch UK
An independent organisation concerned with the ethics and risks of genetic engineering
http://www.genewatch.org/

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics
http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/

UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/post/home.htm