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Current organ and tissue donation news.

  • Man standing and looking into the distance
    27 Sep 2022 News

    Callum Brown

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    Callum's life is transformed following liver transplant.
  • Woman sits on memorial bench
    25 Mar 2022 News

    Elaine Kennedy

    News
    Donor's wife encourages others to share their donation decision with loved ones.
  • Image of donor Sally and recipient Patrica
    11 Nov 2020 News

    Living kidney recipients mark 60th anniversary of life-saving surgery

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    1,500 people in Scotland have donated since first surgery in Edinburgh in 1960.
  • Image of Radha Sundaram
    11 Nov 2020 News

    Dr Radha Sundaram

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    Intensive care consultant has spoken of her gratitude at having her sight restored.
  • Image of Elaine Laing and family
    04 Nov 2020 News

    People of Scotland encouraged to share their donation decision with loved ones

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    Organ Donation Week 2020 saw people across Scotland encouraged to have a conversation about organ donation to help their families honour their organ donation decision.
  • image of woman on mountain top
    14 Sep 2020 News

    Organ and tissue donation opt out system

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    New law comes into effect next March.
  • Scottish Parliament debating chambers
    14 Apr 2020 News

    Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Act 2019 – update

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    Legislation to introduce an opt-out system passed by parliament.
  • world kidney day image
    16 Mar 2020 News

    Number of kidney sharing scheme transplants in Scotland more than double

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    The number of living donor transplants via the UK Living Kidney Sharing Scheme (UKLKSS) have more than doubled in Scotland, as new figures released to mark World Kidney Day show.
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