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01 October 2021

It's Black History Month

We'd like to say a big thank you to our Black donors and supporters.

27 September 2021

Six months since Scotland moved to an opt out system

This Organ Donation Week marks six months since Scotland moved to an opt out system of organ and tissue donation.

24 September 2021

Welsh organ donor families celebrate unveiling of sculpture

A sculpture has been unveiled at the Botanical Garden of Wales as part of Organ Donation Week. The special event was held to raise awareness of organ donation, and to recognise donor families in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area and across Wales.

24 September 2021

‘Cheeky’ two year old, whose mum dreams of taking him to the park, waiting for a kidney transplant

Harvey is one of 200 children, currently predicted to be in need of a transplant across the UK this Organ Donation Week

21 September 2021

Transplant children’s choir sing out for more people to talk about organ donation

Families urged to talk about organ donation as more than 7000 wait for transplants.

20 September 2021

It's Organ Donation Week!

This Organ Donation Week we’re encouraging families to get together and talk about organ donation.

20 September 2021

Northern Ireland pass milestone vote on proposed new organ donation law

The proposed new law seeks to move Northern Ireland to an “Opt Out” system.

07 September 2021

Schools are now teaching young people how to donate and save lives

All secondary school children in England are now being taught how to save lives through donation.

27 August 2021

New web pages launched to support communication between donors, recipients and donor families

To mark World Letter Writing Day on September 1st, two new web pages have launched to help anyone considering communicating with their living organ donor, their donor family or a recipient of their loved one’s donation.

19 August 2021

Increased support for living donation vital to overcome impact of the pandemic for those waiting for transplant

More funding to help raise awareness especially amongst Black, Asian and Mixed Race and minority ethnic communities



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