Organ Donation

Eye donation - every year over 2,500 people have their sight restored through cornea transplants. People of all ages can donate eyes and about 65% of eye-only donors are over 60 years old.

Our black organ donation campaign provides information aimed at black people who are three times as likely as the general population to need a kidney transplant.

Our south Asian organ donation campaign provides information aimed at the south Asian community. Asian people are three times more likely than the general population to need a kidney transplant. Read the leaflet in Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Urdu and Bengali.

'Organ donation.The Gift of life' is a leaflet providing general information about the NHS Organ Donor Register in a range of different languages.

Organ donation leaflet - English

Organ donation leaflet - Italian

Organ donation leaflet - Somali

Organ donation leaflet - Greek

Organ donation leaflet - Arabic

Organ donation leaflet - Cantonese

Organ donation leaflet - Polish

Organ donation leaflet - Turkish

Organ donation leaflet - Vietnamese

Organ donation leaflet - Russian

Organ donation leaflet - Portuguese

Paired living kidney donation - your questions answered

Altruistic living kidney donation - your questions answered

Could I be a living kidney donor? is a leaflet explaining how you can donate a kidney to a family member, friend or stranger.

Organ donation leaflet - A leaflet for people with learning difficulties

A series of leaflets outlining the main views of each faith and are a discussion tool for use with potential donor families in intensive care units.

Organ donation and religious perspectives

Judaism and organ donation

Christianity and organ donation

Islam and organ donation

Sikhism and organ donation

Buddhism and organ donation

Hindu Dharma and organ donation

Giving consent for use of your information - your questions answered - English

Living Donor Transplant - Giving consent for use of your information - English

Giving consent for use of your information - your questions answered - Large Print

Living Donor Transplant - Giving consent for use of your information - Large Print

Giving consent for use of your information - your questions answered - Bilingual

Living Donor Transplant - Giving consent for use of your information - Bilingual

Allwn i fod yn rhoddwr aren byw?

Rhoddi byw fel pr arennau

Rhoddi byw anhunanol arennau

Rhoi organau a meinwe atebion ich cwestiynau

Rhoi llygaid - Rhoi golwg yn rhodd

Cynlluniau Rhannu Arennau Rhoddwyr Byw Cenedlaethol

Kidney allocation is determined by the degree of matching between donor and patient.
Liver allocation is based on blood group and size compatibility, as is the allocation of
Heart and lungs (cardiothoracic organ sharing principles).
Cornea allocation is less complicated, most operations being planned well in advance.
Pancreas allocation scheme was introduced in August 2003.

Minimum typing requirements for reporting donor and recipient HLA types

HLA Conversion Chart for Organ Allocation - January 2013

Antigen frequencies in the UK solid organ donor population

Calculated Reaction Frequency Tool

Donor Blood Sample Requirements

Kidney transplant list criteria for both adults and children were agreed in February 2003.
Living kidney donation arrangements for altruistic non-directed and paired pooled donation were introduced in September 2006.
Liver protocols and guidelines for liver transplanatation in adults and children.
Heart and lung includes pre - transplant assessment and post - transplant documentation.
Pancreas protocols for the transplantation of kidney and pancreas or pancreas alone.

Poster - Young man - 'If you believe in organ donation, prove it'

Poster - Woman - 'If you believe in organ donation, prove it'

Poster - Mum & Son - 'If you believe in organ donation, prove it'

Poster - Older woman - 'If you believe in organ donation, prove it'

Bilingual poster - Mum & Son - 'If you believe in organ donation, prove it'

Bilingual poster - Older woman - 'If you believe in organ donation, prove it'

Organ Donation leaflet - 'If you believe in organ donation, prove it'

Registration bilingual leaflet - 'If you believe in organ donation, prove it'