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Pass it On for Transplant Week 2012 9th - 15th July

What is National Transplant Week?

Pass It On With three people dying every day whilst waiting for organs, National Transplant Week is the annual UK-wide awareness week to increase understanding of organ donation and encourage more people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register. For the third year it is being led by NHS Blood and Transplant in collaboration with a number of leading voluntary and health organisations.

This year's Transplant Week runs from Monday 9th to Sunday 15th July. The campaign theme is 'Pass it On' - focusing not just on signing up to the Register but also the importance of passing on your donation wishes to family and friends so they know what you would like to happen after your death. If you join the Register without telling the people closest to you, it may come as a surprise at a time when they are trying to deal with their loss.

We're currently working on our page so please watch this space for more information on our campaign.

In the meantime please help us to increase numbers on the Register - and passing on the message to your family and friends that you have done so.

We'll be updating content on our site right up until the campaign is launched, in the meantime follow us on Facebook and Twitter to hear the latest news.

Want to help promote National Transplant Week 2012?

If you want to organise some local campaign activity to help promote organ donation during this year's National Transplant Week, email campaigns@nhsbt.nhs.uk to order one of our electronic NTW 2012 Campaign Action Packs, a great resource for anyone wanting to get involved. Available from the beginning of May!

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Organ Donation Through a Lens – sign up now!

Passionate about film making? Dream about being the next Spielberg? Well here's your chance!

We're challenging you to create a compelling short film to explore organ donation and to inspire people to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register and pass on the message to friends and family.

The competition runs from Monday 23rd April until Friday May 18th so sign up now!

If you win - not only will you know that your film was chosen by industry experts, transplant specialists and a specially selected celebrity – you'll also receive £1,000 worth of camera equipment to help you realise your dreams of film success! You'll also receive national recognition when we launch the film at the start of this year's National Transplant Week campaign.

To enter the competition and for a full brief, email: NTWfilmcompetition2012@redconsultancy.com or call 0207 025 6611

Alternatively, you can download the competition brief here.

Join NHS Organ Donor Register

To register online simply click here.

Lauren's story

By joining the register and becoming an organ donor, you could potentially save up to nine lives.

One family that has been through this experience is Lauren's.

Read Lauren's Story

Lauren received a kidney transplant in 2006 aged 13, organ donation is very close to her heart. Not only was she herself a recipient but unfortunately her mother died of a brain haemorrhage. Her mother was a registered donor and was able to donate her lungs, liver and kidneys, saving four lives.

To read more inspirational recipient stories please click here.

Facts about Organ Donation

  • 10,000 currently need a transplant in the UK, and three people die everyday whilst waiting.
  • Whilst 96% of us would take an organ if we needed one, only 28% of us are on the register.
  • Simply carrying a donor card does not mean you are on the register, you need to sign up to join the database from this website.
  • Anyone can register on the NHS Organ Donor Register. Age isn't a barrier to being an organ and/or tissue donor, and nor are most medical conditions.
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