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A box of organ donations arriving at the hospital for a transplant operation. Photo: NHSBT
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More people are giving life saving organs after their death than ever before, new figures have revealed, with a donor registering every two weeks in Suffolk.
The NHS Blood and Transplant figures indicate that 24 people became deceased organ donors in Suffolk last year. The annual report of transplant activity revealed growing support for the donation in Suffolk and in the country, where a record 1,574 people saved lives through donations of organs deceased during of the last 12 months
. five people became deceased donors in Suffolk – five times less than the number of new donors last year.
However, there remains a general shortage and an urgent need for more people to support the donation.
While an average of three people die from an organ every day, many bereaved parents are not aware of their loved ones' willingness to donate and save lives.
As of May 2018, there were still 40 people from Suffolk on the waiting list for transplantation.
In Suffolk, 11 people from Ipswich are on the waiting list.
Sally Johnson, Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation for NHS Blood and Transplant, said, "We are incredibly grateful to all Suffolk families who have chosen to say" yes "to the gift of 39, organs.
"The donation of organs is the only hope for many desperately sick people.
"We know that many families feel a sense of pride and comfort because of their decision to save lives through organ donation."
"We want more people to have this opportunity. "
The annual report also shows how the average age of potential donors rose to 51 in Suffolk last year – but many over the age of 50 choose not to to join the NHS donor registry, or tell their families that they want to donate, because they do not think their organs could help, despite age and health status are not necessarily a barrier to donation.
Sally Johnson added, "We need more than 50 years in Suffolk to support the donation.
"Older people can still save and transform lives through organ and tissue donation.
" Many more lives could be saved by telling their families that they want to make a donation. "
Join the organ register at organdonation.nhs.uk.
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