• You can only donate your organs if you die in hospital.
• There are no age limits with organ donation, but individual organs may be less suitable as you get older – however you can sign up and become a donor at any age.
• You need to tell the people closest to you of your wish to donate so that they can confirm this to NHS staff if you die suddenly.
• Nine of out of ten people say they think organ donation is a good thing.
• More than 14 million people in the UK have pledged to donate after their death by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register.
• The number of people needing an organ transplant is growing faster than the number of organs being donated.
• More than 9,000 people in the UK need an organ transplant.

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