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Turn the skies pink for Organ Donation Week
It will soon be Organ Donation Week and this year we want as many local landmarks and buildings around the country to light their skies pink to inspire people to add their name to the NHS Organ Donor Register.
NHS issues heartfelt plea for people to register their organ donation decision
Family consent rates dipped by 3% last year
Family urges people to confirm their organ donation decision two years on from law change
People are encouraged to speak with family about their decision and register via the NHS Organ Donor Register or NHS app.
‘Dáithí’s Law’ organ donation awareness campaign launched
Northern Ireland has launched a new public awareness campaign to prepare people for the introduction of ‘Dáithí’s Law’ from next spring 2023.
Give Hope this Easter
Church leaders come together at Easter to address urgent need for organ and blood donors of Black heritage
Join us this Commonwealth Day as we launch a new project to save more lives
Today is Commonwealth Day, and we are excited to be hosting a livestream event on our Organ Donation YouTube channel to officially launch our Commonwealth Tribute to Life project.
Take a moment to consider living kidney donation this World Kidney Day
With kidney transplants dropping a third during the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to consider living kidney donation.
Response to World’s first heart-thymus transplant
US doctors at the Duke University Hospital in North Carolina have successfully transplanted a heart and thymus into a little boy under their care.
Mother hoping for brighter future following ‘once in a lifetime’ sternum transplant
A UK-first operation that replaced the sternum of a cancer patient using the chest wall of a deceased donor has been carried out at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Have a heart-to-heart with your family this Valentine’s Day
85% increase in people waiting for a heart compared to a decade ago, despite success in sustaining transplantation over the pandemic.