What is organ donation?
It’s the gift of an organ to help someone who needs a transplant. The generosity of donors and their families enables over 3,000 people in the UK every year to take on a new lease of life.Who can donate?
Everyone irrespective of age or health and who is considered legally competent can […]
The kidneys perform many functions that are vital to good health, but it is not unusual to have only one kidney to do the work of two. Many people are born with a single kidney. It is more common in males, and the left kidney is the one more often absent. The ureter (the tube […]
Why we are encouraging more donors from the Black Asian Ethnic Minority Community (BAME) to join the organ donor register? The more people from the Black and Asian community that join the organ donor register the more transplants (especially kidney transplants) can be performed for black and Asian people living with kidney disease. Organs are […]