Organ Donation Week 2018 3rd to 9th September

Join us in promoting Organ Donation Week and get people talking about organ donation.

While most people support organ donation, many people don’t realise that their family’s support is needed for organ donation to go ahead. If you want to save lives, a few words can make an extraordinary difference.

Nationally, three people die every day in need of an organ, and there are around 50 in Manchester on the transplant waiting list.

Families will always be approached about donation if a loved one can donate their organs. Knowing what their loved one wanted helps families support their decision at a difficult time.

Around 159,431 people in Manchester are already on the NHS Organ Donor Register. However, people need to tell their family to help ensure their family supports their decision when they are approached about donation by a specialist nurse in hospital.

We also need people in Manchester to ask questions at home, such as: ‘If you would take an organ if you needed one, shouldn’t you be prepared to donate?’

Sadly, many opportunities are lost every year in Manchester and around the country because families don’t know if their loved one wanted to be a donor or not.

Millions of people are already on the NHS Organ Donor Register, join them today and tell your family you want to save lives. Register at www.organdonation.nhs.uk

Residents in Manchester can also show their support for organ donation and help get others talking about organ donation; you could:

• download a digital organ donor card onto your mobile phone screen so your friends and family can see you support organ donation
• share social posts from @NHSOrganDonor on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram

Encourage people to talk about organ donation during the campaign by sharing web, email and social media materials.