10Jul/14

Speak to your family about organ donation – Eastbourne Herald


Eastbourne Herald

Speak to your family about organ donation
Eastbourne Herald
“To help more people we need everyone, even if you’re one of the 289,961 people on the NHS Organ Donor Register in East Sussex, to tell those closest to you that you want to donate your organs. Please have the conversation and spell it out.”.
More people in the East Riding of Yorkshire need to spell out their organ Driffield Today
An organ-donor saved my husband’s lifeGet Bucks
Organ donor backs opt-out plansScottish Daily Record
Toledo Blade –Channel Television –Gazettextra
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10Jul/14

RUH Staff On Mission For Organ Donation Awareness – NOW Bath

NOW BathRUH Staff On Mission For Organ Donation AwarenessNOW BathThe Bordeaux to St Malo Atlantic Coast Challenge is timed to coincide with National Transplant Week (July 7th-14th), and one of the key aims of their week-long challenge is to encourage p…

10Jul/14

Heart transplant survivor launches organ donor campaign – Newbury Weekly News Group


Newbury Weekly News Group

Heart transplant survivor launches organ donor campaign
Newbury Weekly News Group
Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation for NHS Blood and Transplant, Sally Johnson, said: “Last year 41 people living in Berkshire benefited from a life-saving transplant thanks to families making the decision to donate when a loved one died, …

09Jul/14

Applying for a bus pass? Why not agree to be an organ donor: Minister’s plan … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Applying for a bus pass? Why not agree to be an organ donor: Minister’s plan
Daily Mail
Polls show that eight out of ten adults in Britain support organ donation, but only one person in three is on the donor register. Figures released by the Cabinet Office show that families are much more likely to agree to donation going ahead if they
Organ donation numbers on the riseBelfast Telegraph
‘Revolution’ in attitudes on organ donation neededITV News
SIX people in Worcestershire have died due to a shortage of donor organs in Redditch Advertiser
Gloucester Citizen –KSDK
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09Jul/14

Katie Piper urges people to sign the organ donor list in new campaign – Reveal


Belfast Telegraph

Katie Piper urges people to sign the organ donor list in new campaign
Reveal
Katie Piper is urging fans to sign the organ donor register after teaming up with the NHS. Katie has joined the likes of Dancing On Ice contestant Beth Tweddle and This Morning’s Ruth Langsford to raise awareness during National Transplant Week 2014.
Organ donation numbers on the riseBelfast Telegraph
Meet King’s Lynn hospital organ donation specialistsLynn News
Deaths In Hampshire Due To Organ Donor ShortageCapital FM
Delhi Daily News –hellomagazine.com
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09Jul/14

Transplant patient spells out importance of becoming organ donor – Barnet Press

Barnet PressTransplant patient spells out importance of becoming organ donorBarnet PressTransplant patient spells out importance of becoming organ donor. Wednesday, 09 July 2014. A piece of cake: Victoria Tremlett, right, a double lung transplant patie…

09Jul/14

Elated Yeovil woman urges others to join organ donor register after new kidney … – Western Gazette


Western Gazette

Elated Yeovil woman urges others to join organ donor register after new kidney
Western Gazette
With National Transplant Week running across the country until Sunday, Liana has thrown her support behind Yeovil District Hospital’s campaign to encourage more people to join the organ donation register. She said: “A second chance at life, a selfless

09Jul/14

Spell out your organ donation wishes, health chiefs plead – Lynn News


Lynn News

Spell out your organ donation wishes, health chiefs plead
Lynn News
Dr Hilary Jones said: “More people are willing to be an organ donor than are signed up. But signing up and telling your relatives of your decision would saves thousands of lives. I’d encourage everybody to consider spelling out your donation decision

09Jul/14

Meet King’s Lynn hospital organ donation specialists – Lynn News


Lynn News

Meet King’s Lynn hospital organ donation specialists
Lynn News
Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital has a specialist team on hand to support the families of potential donors when the time comes, with many finding comfort in saving the life of another. The Organ Donation Committee is made up of a team of specially

09Jul/14

Lincolnshire widow’s organ donation plea after husband died from kidney failure – Boston Target


Boston Target

Lincolnshire widow’s organ donation plea after husband died from kidney failure
Boston Target
A widow who saw her husband die from kidney failure has pleaded with people in Boston to join the organ donor register. Paul Townshend had been on dialysis for almost 20 years when he died at the age of 46 in May. This week is National Transplant Week …