147,000 join Organ Donor Register after ITV campaign
During ITV's From The Heart week to raise awareness for organ donation, record numbers of people applied to join the NHS Organ Donation Register.
On Feb 13th, when an ITV special programme on organ donation was broadcast, a record 48,000 applied online to join the register, with nearly 147,000 throughout the week.
Sally Johnson, Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant said:
"We could not have foreseen the unprecedented numbers of people who responded to the call to join the Organ Donor Register.
"So to each and every person who is now on the Register and crucially, has told their family, thank you."