At the Wales Cross Party Kidney Group Meeting , Chaired by Dr. Dai LLoyd (Plaid Cymru), Martyn Hutchings of the WKPA was elected Secretary to the Group.

High on the Agenda was the current consultation on organ donation change.All parties present are in favour of a change in the current system of opt in to one of opt out (soft option) Dr Lloyd urged everyone to get their responses in by the deadline, 3rd, August 2009. It is important that as many individual as possible should write to support that Wales seeks legal power to"go it alone" and be the first country in the UK to bring in the opt out law. Please CLICK HERE and you will find a response form in English or Welsh. Please don't be put off filling in the response ,simple replies to the questions asked will be acceptable.

Dr. Lloyd will arrange a further meeting in the Autumn where the provision of new dialysis units and dialysis transport arrangements will be high on the agenda.