NHS organ donation

Although not compulsory, everyone in the UK is now considered an organ donor unless they are part of an excluded group. Organ donation is the life-transforming and often the lifesaving procedure of removing a failing organ from a patient and replacing it with a healthy one from a donor. Usually, the donor is deceased, and permission for the procedure is granted before death. Organ donation NHS covers a range of issues, including how to ‘opt out’ of the system if you do not wish to have your organs donated. There is information on what it means to be a ‘Living Donor,’ why ethnicity is a key issue in organ donation, and how your decision to be a donor could interact with your faith and religion. There are resource guides written in several languages that are free to download.

NHS Organ Donation