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Please give your loved one an organ donor card this Valentine’s Day
Moonpig, the leading online card and gift retailer, has partnered with NHS Blood and Transplant for the first time to launch a limited-edition range of cards with the potential to save lives.
Essex woman appears on The One Show to explain how it inspired her husband to save five lives
Nicola Newnes, a mum of two from Basildon in Essex, appeared on The One Show tonight to reveal how the show inspired her husband to save lives.
One in five people on the national transplant waiting list live in London
That's why we want to let Londoners know that ‘Words Save Lives’ – with an appeal for people in London and surrounding areas to talk openly about organ donation.
Heart transplant waiting list up by 24% this Christmas
There are currently 298 people on the waiting list for a heart transplant compared to 240 people at the same time last year.
Opt out consultation launched
NHS Blood and Transplant has welcomed the launch of the Government’s consultation into a proposed opt-out organ donation system for England.
Save the date Organ Donation Week 2018
Organ Donation Week 2018 will take place from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th September 2018.
NHS Blood and Transplant encourages people to talk about organ donation during Interfaith Week
Interfaith Week takes place between 12-19 November 2017. NHS Blood and Transplant is committed to working with the various faith communities to increase understanding of organ donation.
NHS Blood and Transplant eye banks 21% below levels needed
NHS Blood and Transplant reveals this World Sight Day (Thursday October 12) that its eye banks are 21% below the level needed supply hospitals. We are calling on more people to agree to donate their sight to meet the growing demand for corneas in the ageing population.
Response to Prime Minister’s commitment on organ donation
NHSBT welcomes the commitment made in the Prime Minister's speech to increasing organ donation and transplantation
Organ Donation Week spurs people into action
Thank you for all your support during Organ Donation Week 2017.