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Hindu and Jain communities spread light through Diwali arts competition

13th November 202012th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 91 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, BME, communities, Diwali, health, Hindu, Jain, NHS, organ donation

To celebrate Diwali and raise awareness of organ donation, Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Steering Group (JHOD) and NHS Blood

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Projects successfully promote organ donation amongst black community

1st July 20206th July 2020 Josie McFarlane 843 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, BME, community, health, NHS, organ donation

Four organisations working within the black community joined the campaign to address the urgent need for black, Asian and minority

Max and Keira’s Law comes into effect in England

21st May 202020th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 290 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

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Find out the facts about organ donation law change

19th February 202018th February 2020 Josie McFarlane 2210 Views 0 Comments BAME, Death, health, Law change, Lifestyle, NHS, organ donation

NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people to find out the facts about organ donation and the upcoming law change,

BAME lives to be saved as new organ donation law rolls out

11th January 20209th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 717 Views 0 Comments BAME, health, Laws, lives, organ donation, UK

Hundreds of lives will be saved from spring 2020 when the law on organ donation in England changes. The switch

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

22nd December 201920th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 818 Views 0 Comments BAME, black community, Blood, funding, Funding boost, health, NHS, organ donation, organisations

Thirteen organisations working within black communities are joining the campaign to address the urgent need for more lifesaving organ donors

1Xtra’s DJ Ace needs new kidney – Only 121 people from BAME backgrounds donated their organs after they died last year.

23rd September 201920th September 2019 Josie McFarlane 785 Views 0 Comments appeal, BAME, Belief, church, Death, Faith, God, health, Kidney, Life, organ donation

BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Ace says he’s “just trying to get on with life” as he waits for a new

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Survey reveals shift in attitudes towards organ donation among black and Asian communities

18th July 201916th July 2019 Josie McFarlane 1788 Views 0 Comments Beliefs, BME, communities, health, organ donation

Attitudes towards organ donation among black and Asian communities are becoming more positive after new research* revealed more people may

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Raising awareness for organ donation

9th April 20197th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 1336 Views 0 Comments black, community, health, organ donation, saving lives, transplant

After being on an organ transplant waiting list for five years, 46-year-old Michelle Hemmings was matched with a compatible donor,

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Only a minority of black and Asian people in England are prepared to give the lifesaving gift of organ donation – Survey reveals

11th September 201811th September 2018 Josie McFarlane 1428 Views 0 Comments #Blood and Transplant, black, community, Ethnic, Faith, NHS, organ donation

New fund aims to break down barriers to donation in these communities Almost a third of black and Asian people

Educate children to tackle ethnic minority donor crisis, MPs say

13th August 201813th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1024 Views 0 Comments Anthony Nolan, Anthony Nolan Charity, Asian, awareness, BAME, BAME communities, black, Blood, blood donation, boost donor numbers, Carl Anka, communities, Death, donation, donation crises, Eleanor Smith, england, ethnic background, ethnic diversity, ethnic minority donors, ethnic minority groups, government, illness, individuals, Jackie Doyle-Price, Labour MPs, minority ethnic, misinformation spreading, mistrust, myth-busting, national curriculum, national priority, NHS bodies, organ donation, organ failure, organs, paying it forward, public awareness, silent crisis, Social Media, Stem cells, UK population

School pupils should learn about organ and blood donation to help tackle the “silent crisis” of a lack of ethnic