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Five year high on number of ethnic minority patients receiving a lifesaving organ transplant - but there’s a significant drop in the number of donations
A new report published today by NHS Blood and Transplant shows a five year high on the number of patients of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds receiving an organ transplant.
More than 100,000 lives saved through organ donation in the UK over last 30 years
This Organ Donation Week (23rd – 29th September) NHS Blood and Transplant is celebrating the fact that more than 100,000 lives have been saved over the last 30 years thanks to people agreeing to donate their organs.
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Parents of 11-week-old baby who needs urgent heart transplant urge families to think about organ donation
The parents of a baby who urgently needs a heart transplant are calling on families to think about organ donation to help save more lives. William Jones, 11 weeks old, is currently the youngest child in the UK on the urgent heart transplant waiting list.
£600,000 to address shortage of organ and blood donors from Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnic backgrounds
New funding opportunities are now available for local charities and community groups to address health inequalities for life-saving transplants or regular blood transfusions.
New NHS and Specsavers partnerships aims to boost the number of people agreeing to cornea donation
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is launching its first ever cornea partnership with national opticians Specsavers this spring to highlight the need for more people to give the gift of sight.
New NHS and Government partnership aims to boost Organ donation registrations
Adults renewing their passport online will be given the option to confirm their support for organ donation by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Milestone: 1,000 people in UK have donated a kidney to a stranger
NHS Blood and Transplant has announced that more than 1,000 people in the UK have now donated a kidney anonymously to a stranger on the transplant waiting list as a living donor since the law was changed to allow this in 2006.
Charlie receives the Points of Light award for raising over £17,000 for kidney charities
Charlie , a young boy from Rutland who was diagnosed with a life-threatening chronic kidney disease five years ago, has today, 15 December, received the Points of Light award.
Hundreds of dolls made to represent children waiting for transplant as part of a new campaign
Like most children, Ralph, Amelia, Dáithí, Uqbah and Sienna cannot wait for Christmas. But there is something they want even more than a visit from Santa: a life-saving organ transplant. They and more than 230 other children in the UK urgently need this precious and ultimate gift of life.