Nearly 200 people in Bradford waiting for life-saving organ transplants
Health leaders say more donors are urgently needed
Nearly 200 adults and children in Bradford are currently waiting for life-saving organ transplants, according to new figures.
More than 253,000 people in the district have signed up to the NHS Organ Donor Register, but health leaders say more donors are urgently needed.
Six Bradford patients died while waiting for a transplant last year.
Dr Burtle said: “We are so grateful to these people and their families who have donated their organs.
“They should be comforted by the fact that their generous donations have gone on to save many, many lives.”
Razdy Igasan, NHS Blood and Transplant specialist nurse for organ donation, based at Bradford Royal Infirmary, said:
“I would urge everyone to confirm their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register to help save lives this year.
“Despite the fantastic news that 43 people are alive today thanks to the generosity of others, it is tempered with the fact that six patients died last year waiting for the life-saving transplants that never came.
“We also urgently need more people from the south Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities to confirm their wishes on the organ donor register - as patients from these backgrounds wait longer and get much sicker - before a suitable, compatible match becomes available.
Mr Igazan concluded:
“If you believe in organ donation, please prove it this year and confirm your wishes on the register today. There are almost 200 people in Bradford in urgent need of organ transplants.
“I hope that this year, families and loved ones will sit down and talk about donating their organs.”