Help needed for ‘Guid Nicht Oot’ to raise awareness of organ donation
A north-east woman is seeking help in pulling off a "Guid Nicht Oot" to raise awareness of organ donation.
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Families encouraged to share organ donation wishes at Christmas
Families coming together at Christmas are being encouraged to talk about their organ donation wishes as an advert highlighting changes to the law next year hits TVs.
Organ Donor Register is marking its 25th milestone
The NHS Organ Donor Register is marking its 25 year milestone.
‘Guid Nicht Oot’ planned to raise awareness of organ donation
A north-east fundraiser is working to raise awareness of the need for organ donors - while raising money for the transplant unit.
Heart valve recipient Alex, 10, helps launch Organ Donation Week
A 10-year-old boy whose life was saved when he received two transplants as a baby has encouraged others to consider signing up to donate their organs and tissue after death.
North-east woman ‘thankful every day’ for living kidney donor who saved her life
A north-east woman has revealed she is thankful every day for the stranger who saved her life by donating a kidney.
Labour health spokesman backs organ donation bill
Labour’s shadow health minister and north MSP, David Stewart, has backed the general principles of a new Bill which would introduce a ‘soft opt-out’ system for organ donation.
BBC Two’s Hospital prompts surge in organ donor sign-ups
More than 1,300 people signed up to the organ donor register following an episode of BBC Two documentary Hospital.
Charity ball to celebrate fifth anniversary of young Sadie’s heart transplant raises £100,000
An Aberdeenshire fundraising ball, marking the fifth anniversary of a young Moray teenager’s heart transplant, has raised more than £100,000 for cardiac charities – more than twice the original target.
Fundraising ball to celebrate 5th anniversary of young Sadie’s life-changing heart transplant
A heartfelt fundraising ball will be held this month to celebrate five years since a little north-east girl’s life was saved by the kindness of an organ donor.
Millie’s big ambitions one year after liver transplant changed her life
A north-east teenager who feared for her future as she battled a life-threatening illness little more than a year ago is now chasing a sporting dream after undergoing a liver transplant operation.
Plea for organ donors as shock figures reveal number of Scots dying waiting for a transplant
It’s feared that dozens of people in the north and north-east have died waiting for an organ transplant since 2013, according to new NHS figures.
Christmas comes early for Millie as liver transplant gives her new life
Christmas has come early for a teenager whose desperate wish for a new liver has finally been granted.
Moray teenager gets worse every day as she awaits new liver
A Moray teenager is facing an agonising wait for a new liver as her life-threatening condition worsens every day.
Scottish Government announce opt-out system for organ donation
An opt-out system will be introduced for organ donation, the Scottish Government has announced.
Organ donation should be compulsory says Moray dad saved by heart transplant
A dad whose life was saved when he was given a new heart has called for organ donation to be made "compulsory for everyone".
‘Can you give me the chance to watch my grandchildren grow up?’
A woman has made an emotional plea to the public to donate an organ so she can live to see her grandchildren grow up.
Man forced to wait four years for kidney transplant
An Orkney man has criticised the Scottish Government after being forced to wait for years for a new kidney.
Brave north-east woman launches appeal for donors as she waits for a match
A brave young north-east woman has launched an appeal for people to register as organ donors after kidney failure left her facing thrice-weekly dialysis sessions.
North-east organ donation team praised for 400% surge
Medics in NHS Grampian have recorded a 400% rise in the number of successful organ donations in the past four years.
MSP claims there is public appetite for organ donation reform
An MSP has claimed her plans to reform Scotland's organ donation system has secured substantial public support.
Concerns raised over organ donation plans
Solicitors have warned that a proposed opt-out organ donation scheme could cause conflict between families and medical staff.
Free Kirk raises concerns over organ donor plans
The Free Church of Scotland has claimed an opt-out system for organ donation would be "something akin to a tax imposed by the state" on people's bodies after death.