{"id":371973,"date":"2026-08-21T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/these-breathing-lungs-are-first-to-be-transplanted-in-new-nhs-programme\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:00:07","slug":"these-breathing-lungs-are-first-to-be-transplanted-in-new-nhs-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/these-breathing-lungs-are-first-to-be-transplanted-in-new-nhs-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"These &#8216;breathing&#8217; lungs are first to be transplanted in new NHS programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/i_v1m0QxQhI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"These 'breathing' lungs are first to be transplanted in new NHS programme\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i_v1m0QxQhI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A set of lungs have travelled hundreds of miles from one UK hospital to another, becoming the first to do so in a new NHS programme.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The new Assessment and Recovery Centres (ARCs) model allows the organ to be donated at one hospital, tested at a second and transplanted at a third, which was previously not possible.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected to increase number of transplants by 20%.<\/p>\n<p>If this programme is successful, it would become the the standard approach for assessing organs in the UK and save or improve up to 750 lives a year.<\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #Health #NHS #LungTransplant<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A set of lungs have travelled hundreds of miles from one UK hospital to another, becoming the first to do so in a new NHS programme. 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