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£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.
Increased proportion of people from ethnic minority backgrounds show their support for organ donation
A new report published today by NHS Blood and Transplant shows that an increased proportion of potential organ donors of Black and Asian heritage are showing their support by registering their decision to be a donor on the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Black History Month 2023
This October, we're celebrating Black History Month and recognising the contributions people of Black heritage make to saving and improving lives within the living donation and transplantation community.
NHS and Government take steps to boost Organ donation registrations
Plans announced to introduce organ donation registration option to passport applications.
Ten thousand organ donors recognised over a decade for saving more than 25,000 lives
New memorial unveiled for all donors