As of last week there were 6,414 people in need of a new organ on the UK transplant waiting list. The figures prompted the parents of a four-year-old girl who died waiting for a heart transplant to call for a wider debate about organ donation. Michelle O’Sullivan and Neil Forsyth have backed the NHS campaign to encourage people to talk about their wishes surrounding donation during Organ Donation Week, which starts on Monday. “This Organ Donation Week tell your family you want to save lives. If you want to be a donor, your family’s support is still needed for donation to go ahead, even if you are on the NHS organ donor register.”

Source: The Guardian September 04, 2017 06:00 UTC