NHS is trying to increase the number of organ donors due to a shortage . More and more people are dying while they wait for organ transplants . Under new plans , doctors could give patients organs that are 'high-risk ' Would come from cancer victims , drug addicts and those with infections . Comes after figures showed two of transplants in 2013 involved 'high-risk ' organs .
NHS is trying to increase the number of organ donors due to a shortage . More and more people are dying while they wait for organ transplants . Under new plans , doctors could give patients organs that are 'high-risk ' Would come from cancer victims , drug addicts and those with infections . Comes after figures showed a quarter of transplants in 2013 involved 'high-risk ' organs .