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Longest waiting heart transplant patient in UK supports ‘no complacency’ call
NHS Blood and Transplant urges people to talk during Organ Donation Week and not show a ‘fatal complacency’ as figures show around 3,000 lifesaving transplants were missed in the last year because families said no to donating their relative’s organs.
Simonne Kerr statement
Our thoughts and condolences are with Simonne’s family at this tragic time.
Help us go pink for Organ Donation Week
Going pink could be easier than you think. Find all the details you need here to get behind this campaign and help us light up the skyline during Organ Donation Week.
NHS Blood and Transplant welcomes the Government initiative on opt out legislation
"We support all activity that increases the availability of donated organs for life saving transplants and we welcome the Government’s commitment to organ donation."
Good Luck to all the participants at the Westfield Health British Transplant Games
Athletes from across the UK will converge in Birmingham on Thursday 2nd August to take part in four days of competitive sports activities, highlighting the lifesaving and transformational benefits of organ transplantation.
Mum of girl with rare blood disease donating due to urgent shortage
Over the last three years, there has been an 80% increase in demand for a rare blood type from London hospitals, driven by a growing number of people with sickle cell disease.
Government campaign will focus on urgent shortage of black, Asian and minority ethnic organ donors
A rising proportion of people who die in need of a transplant is from a black, Asian or ethnic minority background despite more families in these communities supporting organ donation.
Family of 83-year-old organ donor urges people to save lives as report reveals urgent shortage of older donors
The family of one of the UK’s oldest donors this year is urging people to support organ donation no matter what their age.
Project to increase living kidney donation among ethnic minority communities inspires 16 potential donors in its first year
A father who donated a kidney to his two-year-old son is one of the first people to become a living donor through a project to increase living kidney donation among black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.
NHSBT interim Chief Executive announced
Sally Johnson, Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation, is to become interim Chief Executive for NHS Blood and Transplant when Ian Trenholm leaves in July 2018.
NHS Blood and Transplant warns of a shortage of heart valve donors
NHS Blood and Transplant needs around 60 heart valve donations a month to meet clinical demand, but is currently only getting around 40 donations, according to latest figures.
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