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Northern Ireland sports legend George Best has been told he needs a liver transplant after doctors determined his liver was only functioning at 20 per cent. The former Manchester United …

The British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland (BHF NI) and the Donate4Dáithí campaign have urged Stormont Health Board not to lose momentum on plans to reform …

Rebecca McGeer and Jane McCormack BBC News NI February 10, 2023 To play this content please enable JavaScript or try a different browser. Video captions, Robin Swann says Dyce's Law …

Gareth Gordon BBC News Northern Ireland Political Correspondent September 20, 2021 Image source, NHS Blood and Transplant Image caption, Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without a …

Aaron Smith, from Omagh, became the first adult in Northern Ireland to receive a living donor liver transplant after his cousin Robert Smith came to his rescue. Aaron had to …

We have warned, together with the Donate4Dáithí campaign, that unless urgent action is taken, the opportunity to introduce a soft opt-out organ donation bill in …

On Monday 20 September, Health Minister Robin Swann opened the debate for Second Reading of the Organ and Tissue (Deemed Consent) Bill at Stormont. The session ended with Parliament passing …

January 13, 2021 Image caption, The chief medical officer said pressures on the health service had “had to make difficult decisions”. As a result of COVID-19, organs from deceased donors …

June 30, 2017 Image source, NHS Blood and Transplant Image caption, The NHS is running a campaign to encourage people to register as donors, but the rules vary across the …

June 30, 2017 Image source, NHS Blood and Transplant Image caption, The NHS is running a campaign to encourage people to register as donors, but the rules vary across the …