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 ...

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 ...

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is launching its first ever cornea partnership with national opticians Specsavers this spring to highlight the need for more people to give the gift of sight. By ...

Adults renewing their passport online* from this Wednesday (20 March) will be given the option to confirm their support for organ donation by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register thanks to a new ...

The Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Act 2019 was passed by the Scottish Parliament in July 2019. The legislation provides for a 'deemed authorisation' or 'opt out' system of organs and tissue ...

Current UK statistics for organ donations and transplants. 7508 people are waiting for a transplant in the UK 287 people have received a transplant since April 2024 ...

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 ...

Organ donation is giving an organ to help someone who needs a transplant. Transplants save lives.

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. If you don't want to make an organ donation ...

Organ donation laws vary across different countries in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. This page ...

Our Easy Read document explains the changes to the law around organ donation in England, and the choices you can make. Our fact sheet explains the changes to the law around organ donation in England, ...

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 ...