The Independent | Register as an organ donor and ensure life after death - ancient Egyptian-style The Independent Of the 500,000 people who die in the UK every year, only 5,000 of those do so in circumstances in which organ donation is possible. This is to say, in hospital, and usually having been kept alive on a ventilator first. Sometimes people who die while ... UK organ donation scheme hailed Organ Donation: NHS Considers Major Changes Britain's NHS considering transplant priority for those on organ donor lists |