This Organ Donation Week (26th September to 2nd October) Isle of Wight NHS Trust and NHS Blood and Transplant are calling on people to register their donation decision and talk to their families about organ donation.
Around 70,000 people on the Isle of Wight have already declared their decision through the NHS Organ Donor Register.
However, people need to tell their families to help ensure they support their decision if they are approached about organ donation by a specialist nurse in hospital.
Even though the law around organ donation has now changed across England, Scotland and Wales to an Opt Out system, family members will still always be consulted before organ donation goes ahead.
This means it is still just as important as ever to register your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register and ensure your friends and family know what you want.
Vikki Crickmore, Consultant Nurse Critical Care and Clinical Lead for Organ Donation at St Mary’s hospital Isle of Wight NHS Trust, said:
“There are thousands of people across the UK waiting for a life-saving donation. We need people across the Isle of Wight, regardless of age, to register their decision and talk with their friends and family about organ donation to ensure their wishes are met.
“Having this conversation with your loved ones gives them the certainty they need, at what can be a very difficult time, to support your organ donation decision and save lives in future.
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Anthony Clarkson, Director of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation for NHS Blood and Transplant said:
“We are very grateful to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust for its support during Organ Donation Week.
“With the increase in the number of people waiting for transplants, it’s more important than ever to register your organ donation decision and make it known to your family and friends.
To find out more and register your decision, visit the NHS Organ Donor Register at www.organdonation.nhs.uk and share your decision with your family. Users of the NHS app, can also use this to record, check or amend their details or decision.
If we knew our organs were going into a nice person all well and good, but they might be used to keep vile people alive.
I think all those in receiving such should be vetted and if a past criminal or non Brit, then back of the queue.
Reminder to self. Attach note excluding James Carlton to my organ donation card.
The perception of vileness is in the eye of the beholder.
I understand what you mean James.
One would not leave ones most valuable possessions to any complete stranger, so why leave the most valuable gift of life to someone who may be nasty or as you say a criminal as it is often the drug takers and those who abuse alcohol who want organs replaced whereas I would rather leave mine to non-drug abuser and people who would benefit society and not ruin life for people.
Think I shall opt make a will stating such
So if you needed a transplant and it came from a non Brit you would turn it down, I think not
How often, when someone dies, are the family asked about organ donation? With so many donors registered (myself included before anyone asks), why are so many people waiting for organs? There should be more than enough for all the unfortunate people who need an organ transplant. Something still isn’t working.
Nowdays the NHS are more concerned slapping a D.N.R
on Patients.
I would not want my organs to go to a Paedophile.