48Can people buy or sell organs?
No, the transplant laws in the UK absolutely prohibit the sale of human organs or tissue.
49I am interested in giving blood, what do I do?
Blood is needed constantly, for all kinds of things, such as cancer treatments, operations and in child birth. There are thousands of places all over the country that hold blood donor sessions and new blood donors are always welcome. Almost anyone aged 17 to 60 years and in general good health can give blood.
If you live in England or North Wales (from
Machynlleth north) contact:
National Blood Service
0300 123 23 23
www.blood.co.uk
If you live in South Wales (which covers South, Mid, East and West Wales) contact:
Welsh Blood Service
0800 25 22 66
www.welshblood.org.uk (English language)
www.gwaedcymru.org.uk (Welsh language)
If you live in Scotland contact:
0845 90 90 999
www.scotblood.co.uk
If you live in Northern Ireland contact: Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
028 9053 4662
www.nibts.org
Why I want to be a donor...
"The ready willingness to donate an organ is a clear sign of that sacrificial self-giving for others patterned by Jesus Christ."
David Hope
Former Archbishop of York