From The Heart Campaign
All this week, ITV is running a campaign to raise awareness of organ donation.
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Heart transplant is a 'gift of life' to those in despair
Vincenzo Avanzato: The singing heart patient
Vincenzo has been transformed from a patient so sick he could not wash his face to a man who strides confidently with a gleam in his eye.
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Ria Chatterjee runs through the statistics on organ donation in London.
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Transplant patient talks less than 24 hours after receiving kidney
ITV's From The Heart campaign is trying to encourage more people to sign up to the organ donor register and ultimately, help save lives.
ITV News London has today had exclusive access to the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, where around 80 transplants are carried out each year, and a very special one happened just last night.
Ria Chatterjee has spent the day at that hospital.
Inside the dialysis ward at the Royal London Hospital
All week we've been telling you about ITV's From The Heart campaign to try and encourage more people to sign up to the organ donor register.
ITV News London has today had exclusive access to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, where around 80 transplants are carried out each year.
From there, Ria Chatterjee reports.
Waiting for a transplant
Two people die every week while waiting for a transplant in and around London. Right now, there are 2,000 people on the transplant waiting list.
As part of ITV's From The Heart campaign, Our reporter Ria Chatterjee went to meet one of those waiting for a transplant, 17-year-old Sophie Washington.
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How to join the 'From the Heart' campaign and become an organ donor
ITV's 'From the Heart' campaign encourages the public to sign up to the organ donor register to help patients currently waiting for a donation. You can find out how to join the register by clicking here:
Why join the register? There are more people who have signed up than you might think.
In London and its surrounding regions, there are 4.3million people on the list but, they are always in need of more to increase the chances of helping the 2,000 patients waiting for a transplant.
Whilst great work is being done and live are being saved, there are still people dying. Last year from April to January, 864 patients got the organ they needed. Sadly it was not enough for some and over 60 people died whilst waiting.
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Read the full storyITV launches From the Heart: Organ donation in the UK
ITV launches a new campaign, From the Heart, to raise awareness of organ donation and the NHS Organ Donor Register.
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