When I read that the expression back in the day was now considered beyond the pale, I thought: About time, too. It s an Americanism that has wormed its way into our version of English.
The latest figures from NHS Blood and Transplant make for troubling reading. They reveal 3,781 transplants were carried out in England in 2022/23 compared with 4,057 in 2019/20.
It was a landmark change in the law, designed to revolutionise organ transplants and slash long waiting lists for seriously ill patients needing life‑saving surgery.