UK public body delivering blood, organ donation and transplantation services
A Scottish athlete’s plea for a national brain cancer lead has intensified calls for a faster, more coordinated national cancer plan. Across the UK, brain tumours remain a leading cause of death for under-40s, with funding and access to treatment under scrutiny.
A 60-year-old security guard has donated one of his kidneys to Karen Davey, a 41-year-old mother of four in Wales, after she pleaded for help on social media as her kidney failure threatened her ability to be a mother. The operation took place in July at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, offering Karen a lifeline after months of waiting for a transplant.