40% of families say no to donating organs
As part of ITV's From the Heart campaign, ITV Tyne Tees is looking at the issue of organ donation - and how to increase the number of donors.
NHS research conducted in Newcastle shows families asked whether they will donate a relative's organs shortly after their death say no 40% of the time. Even among those who have signed the organ donor register, expressing a wish to donate, one in ten families says no.
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