National Transplant Week

Every year TIM organises National Transplant Week (NTW); a week of publicity and events that actively promotes organ and tissue donation for transplantation.

The Theme of the 2008 campaign is Jump on Board the NHS Organ Donor Register, and Join the 15 million people already signed up to the register. The dates for the week are 67th – 13th July and our aim is to get more than 80,000 new names on the Organ Donor Register

The theme of National Transplant Week 2007 (7th – 14th July) was “What are YOU waiting for?” and featured Robyn Tainty who was waiting for a life saving transplant, but has since sadly died before recieving her transplant. Our target was to sign up over 75,000 new names to the NHS Organ Donor Register in an attempt to help achieve the government’s targets on transplantation. However figures provided by UK Transplant show that between 15th June and 3 August, the weeks when NTW has an impact on sign up rates, 121,200 names signed on to the ODR!

For more information on NTW 2007

In 2006, the 16th year of National Transplant Week ran from 9th – 15th July, with the launch at the House of Lords on 6th July 2006, sponsored by Lord Elder a heart transplant recipient.

The theme of the year’s campaign was: “You don’t need to be a hero to save lives” highlighting that anyone can potentially save lives by signing up to the NHS Organ Donor Register. This message encouraged more than 60,000 to register

Fore more information on NTW 2006

If you would like more information about National Transplant Week 2008, would like copies of this year’s posters, or are running an event yourself then please contact Sue Johnstone.

Dates for Future National Transplant Weeks

2008 6th – 13th July.
2009 12th – 18th July
2010 11th – 17th July
2011 10th – 17th July