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NHS eye bank's longest serving staff member encourages more people to consider cornea donation as eye bank celebrates 40 years of sight saving work
The NHS is this month celebrating 40 years of what went on to become the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) eye bank.
Transplant couple make Valentine’s Day plea as they face wait for kidney
Wendy and Richard are urging people to sign the NHS Organ Donor Register so that others can experience “a love story that lasts a lifetime”.
International experts advise on action to support more families to say yes to organ donation
As consent rates for organ donation continue to fall year on year, a new report published today calls for bold action to support more families to agree to donate their loved ones’ organs so more lives can be saved.
Mum who lost toddler in tragic accident makes emotional plea in new NHS organ donation Christmas video
A heartbroken mum whose son died in a tragic accident has made an emotional plea in a new NHS video to urge others to consider organ donation
Ethnic minority organ donations increase despite a drop in the number of transplants
Organ donation among people from ethnic minority backgrounds increased last year, but the number of people from these communities' receiving transplants fell slightly.
Made in Chelsea’s Sam Vanderpump champions organ donation following news of his need for a transplant
E4’s Made in Chelsea star Sam Vanderpump has turned his personal health battle into a mission to help others.
Organ donors needed to give patients with diabetes a second chance at life
Mums with Type 1 diabetes share their transplant journeys to encourage others to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Shortage of heart valve donations affecting care for children and adults
The NHS is appealing for donations after a drop in heart valve donation which is affecting care for adults and children.
Katie becomes UK’s longest ever lived combined heart and lung transplant recipient
Katie Mitchell celebrated the 38th anniversary of her transplant a few days ago and passed the previous record in the summer.
Thousands of people are needlessly living with sight loss because of a shortage of donors
Too many people are waiting for a life changing transplant, with 500 patients waiting for more than a year.