Families of two transplant patients who died after being given kidneys infected with rare parasitic worms have urged the health board to make changes. Robert Stuart and Darren Hughes both died from a parasite known as halicephalobus, which lives in soil and is often found in horses. An inquest ruled that the decision to use the kidneys was correct.
The lawyer representing the families of two transplant patients who died after being given kidneys infected with parasitic worms says today's narrative verdict "isn't the end of matters".
Coroner Christopher Woolley today ruled that doctors were not to blame for the deaths of Robert Stuart, 67, from Cardiff, and Darren Hughes, 42, from Bridgend.
Following the conclusion of the inquest, solicitor Julie Lewis told journalists that she had been instructed by the families to explore potential civil negligence claims.
Ms Lewis added: "The families particularly are disappointed at the fact that he found in the doctor's favour in relation to the consent issue, bearing in mind that we thought we'd given very clear evidence of what happened on the day... understandably ,the families feel like they weren't believed when they were giving their very truthful accounts of what happened on the day."
But she expressed gratitude to the coroner for a "thorough" inquiry and said both families were keen that people should not be put off transplantation, with theirs being an "incredibly rare" experience.
She also called for patients to be more involved in decision-making about their medical treatment.
Rain clipping the far north through the evening but elsewhere staying dry with some sunny spells.
Public Health Wales figures show 25 more cases of the virus have also been confirmed.
Photos taken on Saturday morning show Roald Dahl Plass strewn with empty beer bottles and discarded canisters of laughing gas.