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Families urged to talk about organ donation and confirm their decision as many patients wait for a lifesaving transplant
18 September 2023
Today (Monday 18 September) marks the start of Organ Donation Week, a national celebration of organ and tissue donation and transplantation which saves and transforms hundreds of lives each year...
Over one million registered organ donors
28 March 2023
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has welcomed the latest figures released 8 March, for organ donation in Northern Ireland. They reveal that there are now over one million (1,007,382) people in Northern...
Date set for ‘Dáithí’s Law’ to come into effect
01 March 2023
From 1 June 2023, all adults in Northern Ireland will be considered potential organ donors unless they choose to opt out or are in an excluded group.
The Department of Health has now been able to...
Families encouraged to talk about organ donation
09 December 2022
Sunday 11 December is Organ Donation Discussion Day. On Discussion Day, the Public Health Agency encourages everyone to think about organ donation, register a decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register...
Families urged to talk about organ donation and register their decision as many patients wait for a lifesaving transplant
26 September 2022
Today (Monday 26 September) marks the start of Organ Donation Week, a national celebration of organ and tissue donation and transplantation which saves and transforms hundreds of lives each year.
Dur...
‘Dáithí’s Law’ organ donation awareness campaign launched
09 May 2022
The Public Health Agency has today launched a new public awareness campaign to prepare people for the introduction of ‘Dáithí’s Law’ from next spring 2023.
The Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed...
On World Kidney Day, everyone is encouraged to talk about their organ donation decision, and to consider living kidney donation
10 March 2022
More than 4,600 people, including nearly 100 children, are currently waiting for a kidney transplant across the UK, and in Northern Ireland that figure is around 78 people waiting for that lifesaving...
Families encouraged to talk about organ donation
10 December 2021
Saturday 11 December is Organ Donation Discussion Day. A day which encourages everyone to think about organ donation, register a decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register, and to talk about that...
Families in Northern Ireland continue to save and improve lives through organ donation
20 September 2021
Today (Monday 20 September) marks the start of Organ Donation Week, a national celebration of organ and tissue donation and transplantation which saves and transforms hundreds of lives each year.
We...
