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20 December 2018

Lung transplant recipient to star in BBC1 show ‘This is my Song’

Lung transplant recipient Charles Michael Duke tonight (Thursday, December 20th, 8pm) stars in the BBC1 show ‘This is my Song’, where music industry producers helped ordinary people create a track with a personal message.

13 December 2018

New faith and beliefs declaration to help overcome barriers to organ donation

A new option added to the NHS Organ Donor Register has been developed to give reassurance about how organ donation can go ahead in line with a person’s faith or beliefs.

22 November 2018

Response to Wales achieving highest organ donation consent rates across the UK

New figures released by the Welsh Government show for the first time a significant increase in the donation after brain stem death (DBD) consent rates in Wales (88.2%) when compared to England (73.3%).

20 November 2018

Organ donation campaigner receives award from Prime Minister

An organ donation campaigner has received a Points of Light award for his work to raise awareness about organ donation in black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

19 November 2018

Hindu and Jain organisations come together to discuss organ donation

The Hindu and Jain communities came together with NHS Blood and Transplant to discuss access to information about organ donation.

16 November 2018

Pride of Britain show sparks surge in organ donation registrations

The moving stories of child organ transplant patients Ella Chadwick and Max Johnson, who featured on the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain awards on ITV, led a surge in organ donation registrations, with more than 5000 people committing to organ donation on the day of broadcast.

14 November 2018

More donors needed as diabetes-linked organ transplants increase

NHS Blood and Transplant figures reveal a rise in the number of transplants being offered to patients with diabetes.

12 November 2018

Talk about organ donation and help to save lives this Inter Faith Week

This Inter Faith Week (11-18 November) NHS Blood and Transplant is encouraging people across the different faiths to help dispel myths and misconceptions by talking about organ donation.

24 October 2018

Health minister to work with MPs to stamp out organ shortages in BAME communities

Jackie Doyle Price calls on MPs to champion organ donation in their constituencies and challenge perceived risks and myths.

11 October 2018

Cornea donation plea on World Sight Day

NHS Blood and Transplant reveals this World Sight Day (October 11) that its eye banks are 19% below the level needed to supply hospitals and are asking people to think about donating their corneas.



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