DECEASED organ donation at Nottingham's hospitals has increased by over 300 per cent in the past five years.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust recorded a total of 17 deceased donors in 2012/13 - the highest in the East Midlands - allowing 40 people from across the UK to benefit from the gift of organ donation. This compares to four donors in 2007/08.
Charmaine Buss, Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation said: "Every donor is very precious to us and here at NUH we are grateful to all our donors for the extraordinary gift of organ donation.
"While the increase in donors is fantastic for us locally and nationally - three people a die still die waiting for an organ transplant. I would ask everyone to consider joining the Organ Donor Register because it really can change lives."
Nationally more than 3,100 lives were transformed by deceased donors in the last 12 months as the NHS hit the 50% increase in deceased organ donation, the challenge set by the Organ Donation Taskforce in 2008.
The number of deceased organ donors across the UK in 2012/13 hit 1212, representing a 50% increase since 2007/08 when the four UK governments accepted the recommendations of the 2008 Organ Donation Taskforce.
Dr Dan Harvey, Deputy Clinical Lead for Organ Donation at NUH, said: "It is a fantastic achievement to deliver a 50% increase in organ donors nationally as well as locally here at Nottingham University Hospitals.
"We have worked very hard over the past five years with medical colleagues to transform the attitude toward organ donation as well as launching our 'be a hero' campaign in January to engage the public in the importance of organ donation."
More than 10,000 people in the UK currently need a transplant. Of these, 1000 each year - that's three a day - will die waiting as there are not enough organs available.
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