As Organ and Tissue Donation Week gets underway, people are being encouraged to leave no doubt about their donation decision.
Everyone has a choice under Scotland’s opt out system of organ and tissue donation–to be a donor or opt out of donation. Whatever you decide, it’s important to make it known.
If people haven’t recorded a decision about donation, then it will be assumed they have agreed to donate certain organs and tissue for transplantation, unless they are in a group for whom the law doesn’t apply.
People can record their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register at any time, but it’s also important to discuss that donation decision with family and friends.
Families are always involved in the donation process, and leaving them with no doubt about your wishes can make it easier to ensure your decision is honoured.
Dr Nina Tatarkowska, Consultant in Anaesthetics & Intensive Care, Clinical Lead for Organ Donation at University Hairmyres said:
“It’s encouraging to see the number of people in the area who have recorded their donation decision. Organ and tissue donation remains a personal choice, but it’s important to make your decision known.
“You can record your decision at any time on the NHS Organ Donor Register. Sharing that decision with family is also important, as having that knowledge can make it easier for them to honour it.”
Leave no doubt and help make this Week count–share your donation decision today.
Find out more and register your donation decision at organdonationscotland.org or call 0300123 23 23.
