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Black History Month – The struggle to find a lifesaving stem cell donor

15th October 202015th October 2020 Josie McFarlane 182 Views 0 Comments Belief, BHM, black community, Black History Month, Blood, Donor, Faith, health, help, Save Lives, stem cell

Every 20 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer and the register of stem cell donors –

Max and Keira’s Law comes into effect in England

21st May 202020th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 319 Views 0 Comments Adult, BAME, Death, Donor, health, Keira Law, Life, Max, NHS, organ donation, Register, rights

Max and Keira’s Law – the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act, has come into effect today, 20 May 2020. Under

Black community has highest ratio of patients waiting for a transplant to organ donors

23rd October 201922nd October 2019 Josie McFarlane 755 Views 0 Comments black community, Blood, BME, Donor, health, NHS nurses, organ, transplant

For every black deceased donor last year, there were 31 black patients in need of an organ. The ratio of

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Funding boost will help organisations promote organ donation in the Christian community

30th January 20194th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 2008 Views 0 Comments black, Blood, christian, Christian community, community, Donor, Faith, Funding boost, NHS, organ

Two organisations working within the Christian community are joining the campaign to address the urgent need for black, Asian and