Paul and his parents are wearing life jackets and sitting on a boat with the ocean in the background. They appear happy and are enjoying a sunny day.

We spoke to Paul, who has been a haemodialysis patient for more than two decades, on how he manages to travel with the support of his dialysis unit.

Click here to read his story and advice: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/2025/01/15/c...

Brave girl spends first Christmas at home after undergoing lifesaving operation Amelia Bolter will be aged four on January 3 but had spent half her life in hospital awaiting a heart transplant surviving with the help of a mechanical heart

Little Amelia spent her first Christmas outside of hospital after receiving a lifesaving heart transplant.

More than half the children transformed into dolls as part of an award-winning national organ donation campaign have now received a lifesaving transplant in time for Christmas More than half of a group of children transformed into handmade dolls as part of an award-winning national organ donation campaign 'Waiting to Live' have now received a lifesaving transplant in time f...

More than 7,900 people in the UK, including 280 children, face this Christmas waiting for a gift Santa can't bring - an organ transplant.

Mum who received 65 units of blood products before last Christmas supports blood appeal A mum transfused with 65 units of blood products to save her life has met the NHS staff who urgently sent blood to the hospital.

Adele Darlington needed 65 units of blood, plasma and platelets to save her life after giving birth to her new baby Jasmine.

Seasonal illnesses and bad weather impact on the number of people who donate blood during winter.

Please make an appointment to give if you can.

This is not just any Christmas, this is Sainsbury's Christmas #partytime

MPs help celebrate the 100,000 lives saved through organ donation in the UK over the last 30 years NHS Blood and Transplant and Kidney Care UK hosted an event with patients, MPs, ministers, and policy makers to celebrate how more than 100,000 transplants have taken place in the last 30 years since ...

www.organdonation.nhs.uk/get-involved...

Wonderful event at UK Parliament yesterday organised by @kidneycareuk.bsky.social & @nhsbt.bsky.social

Celebrating organ donation + raising awareness of how important kidney health is + how devastating kidney disease/failure can be ⚡️

Plus lovely catch up with pal/new MP/Tx surgeon Zubir Ahmed 🤗

A #SpotifyWrapped style image is presented with the Kidney Care UK charity logo at the bottom, and text that states that 'Your kidneys filtered 65,700 litres of blood in 2024.'

A #SpotifyWrapped style image is presented with the Kidney Care UK charity logo at the bottom, and text that states that 'The average person on haemodialysis will have spent 624 hours on their dialysis machine in 2024.'

A #SpotifyWrapped style image is presented with the Kidney Care UK charity logo at the bottom, and text that states that 'In the UK someone is diagnosed with kidney failure every 65 minutes, virtually one person every hour.'

A #SpotifyWrapped style image is presented with the Kidney Care UK charity logo at the bottom, and text that states that 'Kidney disease affects 1 in 10 people in the UK - equivalent to more than 7 million people.'

As the year starts to come to an end, it's vital we look back on work of our #BloodyAmazingKidneys

Did you know you can lose up to 90% kidney function without realising. Check your risk here: www.kidneycareuk.org/kidneyhealthchecker

#SpotifyWrapped #KidneysWrapped #2024

Who has got the best NHS Christmas tree? Hospital, ward, surgery, clinic - open to everyone. Feels like there should be a national competition… #NHSXmastrees

Great day in Parliament today. Joint event between @nhsbt.bsky.social and @kidneycareuk.bsky.social Chatting with MPs, patients & stakeholders on the importance of #OrganDonation & signing the NHS Organ Donor Register. Almost 60,000 people alive today thanks to an #organtransplant

Will have to tune in to that one. We sadly lost my mum a couple of years ago and she gifted my daughter money in her will and just looking for the best options to invest till she’s old enough to access it.

Off to bed to get some much needed beauty sleep. On a train to that there London tomorrow to mingle with MPs in Parliament and get as many as.we can to support #organdonation and sign the NHS Organ Donor Register.

The new series of Peaky Blinders looks rubbish!

I’ve made a starter pack of people who share a common interest in promoting donation in any/all of its forms - blood, organs, plasma or stem cells.

Please let me know if you’d like to be added (or taken off) 💗🩸🙌

go.bsky.app/SbakMBL

Looking very festive Rob. Hope you and the fambo are well!

BBC Asian Network - Asian Network News Presents, The Gift of Life NHS says more South Asians organ donors needed, as transplants are on the up.

Big thanks to BBC Asian Network for covering health inequalities and the perceived myths towards organ donation in South Asian communities.

Listen in tonight at 11pm as they talk about the need for more people from ethnic minorities join the NHS Organ Donor Register.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!!

Let's see what this Bluesky malarkey is all about!