Sign up to Donor register now - Plaid
Plaid Cymru AM and Organ donation campaigner Dai Lloyd AM has called on people to sign up to the Organ donor register. His call comes on the day that a new advertising campaign is launched to raise awareness about the issue.
There are currently around 500 people awaiting organ transplants in Wales. The majority of these are waiting for kidneys.
Plaid AM and chair of the Wales Cross Party Kidney Group, Dai Lloyd, said:
“So many people think about signing up to the register but never get round to it. I’m calling on these people to stop putting it off and to sign up now! It’s also important that people let their loved ones know their feelings on this matter. This saves families having to face making a terrible decision when they lose a loved one and aren’t aware of their wishes.
“I am confident that this new advertising campaign will have a positive effect and raise the number of people signing up to the register.
“However in the longer term, I would like to see a switch to the system of presumed consent. This would mean that people would automatically be on the register, but if they had strong feelings against they could opt-out. It is my feeling that this would resolve the problem of people simply not getting round to signing up. “
Anybody wanting to sign up to the organ donor register can do so by visiting www.uktransplant.org.uk or by calling the NHS Organ Donor Line: 0845 60 60 400 - lines open 24 hours, 365 days a year
