Manx charity joins in raising awareness for Organ Donation Week

Mon, 02 Sep 2019

From left: Abi Roberts, Diane Taylor and Dr Dave Walker of Organ Donation IOM

An Isle of Man charity is raising awareness during the NHS’ annual Organ Donation Week.

Organ Donation Isle of Man will be joining thousands of people across the UK spreading the word about the importance of registering as an organ donor.

The week-long initiative runs from today until September 8th.

Members of the Organ Donation Committee Diane Taylor, Dr Dave Walker, Abi Roberts and Dawn Lee visited the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture today to tell people more about organ donation.

Abi Roberts, a specialist nurse visiting from the North West Organ Donation Services Team, says people thinking of becoming donors should register on the NHS website once they have told family members about their decision: