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Organ Donation Newsroom

The following news articles are published from the national Organ Donation website (www.organdonation.nhs.uk).

 

• NHSBT and Facebook use the power of sharing to boost organ donation
  A new collaboration to help boost the number of people on the Organ Donor Register was announced today by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and Facebook. 01 May 2012
• Budding filmmakers sought for launch of National Transplant Week 2012
  Film competition to encourage public to pass on the message about organ donation- 23 April 2012
• Plans unveiled for increasing living kidney transplantation
  Plans aimed at transforming more lives through living kidney donation and transplantation are to be revealed. 24 January 2012
• A Resolution For Life
  Make it your New Year's resolution to join the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR) and talk to your family and friends about donation. This is the plea from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to the 60% of us who say we support organ donation but still have not signed up. 03 January 2012
• Newham Council to lead new initiative to promote blood and organ donation amongst residents
  On Wednesday 14 December, the London Borough of Newham will become the first council to sign a formal partnership agreement with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) aimed at increasing organ and blood donation rates among residents. Building on the support already provided by other councils, the two year agreement will allow efforts to be sustained and momentum to be maintained in awareness-raising efforts. 15 December 2011
• NHSBT welcomes NICE guideline on improving organ donor identification and consent rates
  NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) welcomes the NICE guideline on improving donor identification and consent for deceased organ donation, announced today. 12 December 2011
• Campaign tackling shortage of organ donors from BME groups on target
  NHS Blood and Transplant's (NHSBT) current campaign to tackle the critical shortage of organ donors from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities has already achieved more than half its target to increase numbers signing up to the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR). 30 November 2011
• Sign up to the Organ Donor Register for World Diabetes Day
  An appeal has been launched by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to urge people to sign the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR) for World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2011. 14 November 2011
• Celebrities back new campaign to urge black communities to join the NHS Organ Donor Register
  Celebrities Alison Hammond, Ainsley Harriott, Tim Campbell, Ricky Whittle and Gina Yashere are backing NHS Blood and Transplant's (NHSBT) new campaign to urge more black people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR), so that more lives can be saved through organ donation. 20 October 2011
• Celebrities back new campaign to urge asian communites to join the NHS Organ Donor Register
  Celebrities, Nina Wadia, Pooja Shah, Riz Ahmed and Salima Saxton are backing NHS Blood and Transplant's (NHSBT) new campaign to urge more Asian people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR), so that more lives can be saved through organ donation. 19 October 2011
• Celebrities back new campaign to urge asian communites to join the NHS Organ Donor Register
  Celebrities, Nina Wadia, Pooja Shah, Riz Ahmed and Salima Saxton are backing NHS Blood and Transplant's (NHSBT) new campaign to urge more Asian people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR), so that more lives can be saved through organ donation. 20 October 2011
• Transplant documentary helps generate thousands of new organ donors
  The number of people signing up to the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR) enjoyed a huge boost following the broadcast of the acclaimed documentary Transplant on BBC1 on Tuesday 4 October. 17 October 2011
• NHSBT statement on the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report, Human bodies:donation for medicine and research
  The Nuffield Council's Bioethics committee report endorses the systems in practice in relation to blood donation, living organ donation, altruistic cord blood donation and tissue donation for therapeutic use. 12 October 2011
• TRANSPLANT ASHES – AUSTRALIA v GB June 30th 2011
  The Great Britain Transplant Cricket Club (GBTCC) has announced the dates of this summer's Transplant Ashes against their Australian (ATCC) counterparts. 07 July 2011
• BMA UK Renews Support for Presumed Consent for Organ Donation
  Doctors today renewed their support for changing the UK's organ donation system from informed to presumed consent. 30 June 2011
• NHS Organ Donor Register Hits Record 18 Million
  The number of people on the NHS Organ Donor Register has reached a record 18 million, according to figures released today by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). 23 June 2011
• NHSBT promotes donation in Parliamentary debate
  Unblocking the barriers to donation and transplantation at a regional level and changing public behaviour are the two priorities for NHSBT. 12 May 2011
• NHSBT statement on the use of discard plasma for non-clinical purposes
  Blood plasma that becomes a by-product of the blood manufacturing process is to be made available for diagnostic and research purposes in the healthcare sector. 11 May 2011
• Ambitious Plans to Save More Lives Through Blood and Organ Donation
  Plans to save and improve more lives through blood, organ, stem cell and tissue donation were unveiled today (9 May) with the publication of NHS Blood and Transplant's (NHSBT) strategic plan for 2011-14. 09 May 2011
• Transfer of testing services from Newcastle and Sheffield to Manchester
  The NHS Blood and Transplant Board yesterday accepted the business case outlining the viability of consolidating testing activity into Manchester from Sheffield and Newcastle. 01 April 2011
• 1000th pin badge awarded to celebrate living organ donation
  Victoria Teece, from Nottingham, is to become the 1000th recipient of a silver pin badge, which is awarded to living organ donors in a national scheme managed by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). 17 March 2011
• It's SNOW wonderful!
  UK Transplant Kids jet off to Switzerland for International Transplant Ski Camp 14 March 2011
• One in four of those wiating for kidney transplant are Black or Asian
  Appeal for ethnic minorities to join NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR) on World Kidney Day 10 March 2011
• One in four denied dying wish
  Black and Asian families over-rule loved ones' decision to donate organs 04 March 2011
• Have a heart – Be a lifesaver this Valentine's Day
  While many people will be hoping for a romantic message or a gift on Valentine's Day, thousands of others will be waiting and hoping for something that could save their lives – an organ transplant or blood transfusion. 10 February 2011
• Major milestone in Organ Donation
  More than 1,000 people saved the lives of over 2,700 individuals last year, the highest ever, announced NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) today. 21 January 2011
• Record Year for Organ Donation
  NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is celebrating a record 2010. 04 January 2011
• Successful Year for Blood and Organ Donation
  NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is celebrating a successful 2010. 04 January 2011
• NHS Blood and Transplant makes new appointment to promote living donation
  Lisa Burnapp has been appointed as Lead Nurse - Living Donation at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). 07 December 2010
• 'Thank you for life' captures benefit of donation
  A moving new book containing the letters and photographs sent to organ donor families by patients who have received donated organs has been published for the first time. 10 November 2010
• Record high for UK organ transplants
  A record high of 3,706 transplants were carried out in the UK last year NHSBT announced today in its Annual Activity Report 2009/10. 04 November 2010
• 50 years since first successful UK kidney transplant
  A medical milestone is celebrated on 30th October 2010 - the 50th anniversary of the UK's first successful organ transplant. 29 October 2010
• Kidney Research UK enlist 500 to NHS Organ Donor Register
  A unique team of Peer Educators, trained by Kidney Research UK, Britain's leading Charity dedicated to funding research into kidney disease, have successfully signed over 500 people to the NHS Organ Donor Register thanks to funding from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). 29 October 2010
• NHSBT response to Professor Sir Gordon Duff's independent review of the Organ Donor Register
  NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) welcomes Professor Sir Gordon Duff's independent review into mis-recording of data on the Organ Donor Register (ODR), and his finding that the issue was handled with the appropriate level of urgency, diligence and sensitivity. 20 October 2010
• World Heart Day
  Preventing heart disease and stroke through healthy behaviours at work is the theme for this year's World Heart Day on Sunday 26 September. 24 September 2010
• European transplant conference comes to Cardiff
  Organ donation experts from around the world will meet in Cardiff this week to discuss ways of tackling the desperate shortage of organs for transplant that, in the UK alone, leads to around 1,000 deaths a year. 22 September 2010
• NHSBT response to Lancet article on success of Donation after Cardiac Death kidney transplants
  NHSBT welcomes this study which highlights the success of kidney transplants made possible through donors who have died from "Cardiac Death". 19 August 2010
• Arm's-Length Bodies Review - NHSBT to continue as a Special Health Authority
  NHS Blood and Transplant's continued status as the Special Health Authority responsible for securing the safe supply of blood, organs and associated services to the NHS was confirmed today in a statement by Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, on the Arm's-Length Bodies Review. 26 July 2010
• Access to kidney transplantation in the UK
  In response to an article published on bmj.com on 21 July 2010 regarding variations between centres in terms of patients' access to kidney transplantation, James Neuberger, Associate Medical Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation at NHSBT, said 'NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has long been responsible for analysing data relating to transplants and their outcomes in order to inform future clinical practice and ensure the best possible care for patients.' 21 July 2010
• Recording of incorrect data on the NHS Organ Donor Register
  We have now written to 300,000 people on the Organ Donor Register to confirm their preferences for organ donation, following identification of a technical error in recording information on the Register. 29 June 2010
• Requested allocation of a deceased donor organ
  NHS Blood and Transplant welcomes the introduction of guidance designed to allow for flexibility in the allocation of donated organs in exceptional circumstances. 29 March 2010