A conference organised in June 2024 to address low organ donation rates among minority ethnic communities in the UK.

Get the facts about the organ donation process, funeral arrangements, faith and beliefs, the opt out system, family involvement and more. Have a medical condition? Are you a smoker, or are you unable ...

Current UK statistics for organ donations and transplants. 7981 people are waiting for a transplant in the UK 2468 people have received a transplant since April 2024 ...

Is organ donation permitted for Hindus? Organ donation is giving an organ to help someone who needs a transplant. There are many references that support organ donation in Hindu scriptures. Daan is the ...

We are committed to working with faith leaders and representatives of the various beliefs systems in the UK. We understand that you may have questions about whether your faith or beliefs affect your ...

NHS Blood and Transplant and Kidney Care UK hosted an event with patients, MPs, ministers, and policy makers to celebrate how ...

Although the law around organ donation has changed to an opt out system in many parts of the UK, your family will still be consulted if organ donation is a possibility. Your loved ones can overturn ...

Information about benefits of receiving a kidney from a living donor, with a look at transplant outcomes. Guidance on raising the subject of living kidney donation with family and friends. Information ...

The NHS Organ Donor Register is a secure database that keeps a record of your organ donation decision. Below are all the choices you have available to you. Choose this option to remove your existing ...

Kidneys are essential for cleansing our blood. Choosing to donate a kidney could transform, or even save a life. Kidney donation is usually something that happens after you die, but because it is ...

A kidney transplant can transform the life of someone with kidney disease. Kidneys are the most commonly donated organs by living people, and about a third of all kidney transplants carried out in the ...

If you don't want to make an organ donation decision yourself, or if you have specific instructions, you can appoint someone to make that decision for you. If you die in circumstances where donation ...