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Current organ and tissue donation news.

  • image of Alex Crichton, tissue transplant recipient
    02 Mar 2020 News

    Ten-year-old tissue transplant recipient launches Organ Donation Week

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    A ten year old boy who is living life to the full thanks to a heart valve transplant, has launched this year’s Organ Donation Week.
  • image of Malcom Armstrong, organ transplant recipient, and his family
    02 Mar 2020 News

    NHS Organ Donor Register turns 25

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    A transplant recipient who was able to grow his family thanks to the NHS Organ Donor Register has shared his gratitude on its 25th anniversary.
  • image of actress Leah MacRae
    02 Mar 2020 News

    Save lives with a simple chat

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    Actress Leah MacRae has backed the drive to get people talking about organ and tissue donation.
  • image of Jill McDonald, tissue transplant recipient
    02 Mar 2020 News

    Islet transplant recipient marks World Diabetes Day

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    A woman with type 1 diabetes whose life was transformed by islet transplantation has shared her story to mark World Diabetes Day.
  • image of David Fowler, tissue transplant recipient
    02 Mar 2020 News

    World Sight Day – David’s Story

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    A man who had a life-changing cornea transplant has shared his gratitude to celebrate World Sight Day.
  • graph depicting living donor transplants from 2014 - 2019
    05 Nov 2019 News

    Living Kidney Donation – The Exceptional Gift

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    In Scotland, latest statistics show that living kidney donor transplantation represents 38% of kidney transplant activity
  • image of first ever Scottish Muslim Imams event in Glasgow
    05 Nov 2019 News

    Exploring the Islamic Perspective on Organ Donation

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    Imams engaged to help raise awareness within Muslim communities
  • Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick
    12 Jun 2019 News

    Opt-out system for donation gets go-ahead

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    Human Tissue law passes Stage 3
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