It’s nearly the end of 2015 and we thought we’d spend the next 12 days sharing some stories and successes from the last year from across the Trust, as well as some useful tips to stay healthy in 2016.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year.

On the tenth day

Ten is the number of live kidney transplants that Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust facilitated in 2015. Two of these included two members of staff who both donated kidneys to their loved ones (include story below).

Currently there are over 7,000 people on the UK national transplant waiting list and, during the last financial year, over 1,300 people either sadly died whilst on the waiting list or became too sick to receive a transplant. Patients can wait for years for a transplant but it only takes two minutes to sign up to the organ donor register. It is really important that your friends and family know you wish to donate your organs and/or tissue after death. Even though you have registered for donation, your next of kin will still be asked to support your decision. Letting them know what you’ve decided now makes it much easier for them.

One of these live kidney transplants was one of our staff – and you can read more about it here.