Register your organ donation wish: call

NHS Blood and Transplant and York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are calling on people to register their donation decision and talk to their families as around 7,000 people are actively waiting for a transplant across the UK.

The call comes during Organ Donation Week which runs until Sunday (October 2).

In Yorkshire and the Humber 231 people benefited from a solid organ transplant in 2021/22.

When a family is approached, nine out of 10 families will agree to donation if they know their family member was on the Organ Donor Register and talked about their decision.

Even though the law around organ donation has now changed across England, Scotland and Wales, family members will still always be consulted before organ donation goes ahead.

Anthony Clarkson, Director of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation for NHS Blood and Transplant said: “We are grateful to York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for its support during Organ Donation Week.

“Every day across the UK there are thousands of patients and their families, waiting for that all important life-saving call.

"Yet, this is often only possible as a result of another family receiving some of the hardest news they might ever have to hear.

“With the increase in the number of people waiting for transplants, it’s more important than ever to register your organ donation decision."

To register your decision visit the NHS Organ Donor Register at www.organdonation.nhs.uk and share your decision with your family.