BBC NewsMore organ donation awareness call to help transform livesBBC NewsIt is two years since deemed consent was introduced – meaning unless you opt out, your organs can be donated. For National Organ Donation Week, calls are made for more family dis…
Shields Gazette |
Jack Leggett’s parents call for South Tynesiders to become life-saving heroes
Shields Gazette This week is Organ Donation Week and NHS Blood and Transplant are urging people to not only sign up to be a life-saving hero but to let their families know of their wishes. Hundreds of life-saving transplants are being missed due to families not … |
East Anglian Daily Times |
Suffolk and Essex deaths of people on organ transplant waiting list highlights reluctance to talk about issue, says …
East Anglian Daily Times The tragic number of deaths in the two counties has been highlighted by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to mark Organ Donation Week – which runs from today until September 10. The statistics reveal that 105 people from Essex and 39 from Suffolk … |
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Join the register this Organ Donation Week
isleofman.com Charity Organ Donation Isle of Man, which promotes the donation of organs on-Island, is marking the week with information stands in the Thie Bee coffee shop and staff restaurant in Noble’s Hospital and main entrance area at Ramsey and District Cottage … |
Mirror.co.uk |
“It’s the best I’ve felt my whole life”: Brave Max, nine tells of delight …
Mirror.co.uk After waiting months for an organ donor, the nine-year-old finally had the operation that puts an end to the crippling cardiac illness that led to him being rushed to … ‘Three miracles kept my boy alive’ Mum’s thanks after son, nine …ChronicleLive |
Cumbria Crack |
Cumberland Infirmary hosts baton exchange in fundraising challenge
Cumbria Crack They have chosen this week as it coincides with National Organ Transplant Week which runs from 4 – 10 September. Bodie Hodges died aged 10 months after a choking accident. His heartbroken … Nick Hodges, founder of the Bodie Hodges Foundation and … |
Zululand Observer |
Renal patients need more support
Zululand Observer AHEAD of National Kidney Awareness Week which starts tomorrow (Friday), the uThungulu Kidney Association says more support is needed for renal patients. … ‘They will never have the opportunity to go onto the life-saving organ transplant programme.’. |
Wigan Today |
Kidney swap OAP heads UK crusade
Wigan Today Fiona Loud, policy director of Kidney Care UK, said: “We’d like to urge readers to take a few minutes this Organ Donation Week to have a lifesaving talk with your family about your wishes when it comes to organ donation. “Hundreds of transplants are … |
Times of India |
Organ donation focus in half marathon
Times of India GUWAHATI: As part of the 19th edition of Techniche – IIT-Guwahati’s annual techno-management festival – the Guwahati Half Marathon was organized here this week. Held in the city on Sunday with the theme ‘Run for awareness of Organ Donation – Live Life … |
WNY woman to walk 500 miles for organ donation awarenesswivb.com… The Way of Saint James to raise awareness about a cause close to her heart. She told News 4 she had a wake-up call a few years ago and hopes her five week journey will inspire other We…