Organ donation week: what we all need to know

One organ donor can save or transform the lives of up to nine people.
But sadly every day in the UK, three people die in need of an organ.
Organ donation week is now on and runs until Sunday 8 September, and there’s something important everyone should know: in spring 2020, the law on organ donation is changing. All adults will be automatically opted-in as a donor, unless they state otherwise.
UNISON NHS Blood and Transplant Chair Bev Easton, explains: “The sensitivity with organ dona