TODAY marks the first anniversary of the law around organ donation changing to an opt out system in England. To mark the milestone, two members of Bradford Teaching Hospitals organ donation committee - who are trying to make a difference because their lives have been touched by transplantation and organ donation - have shared their experience. Karen Piotr, who works at Bradford College as a special projects officer and who is the organ donation committee chairperson, and Kevin Ferdinand, a data improvement officer at St Luke’s Hospital, have become volunteer ambassadors for NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).
Karen Piotr and Leeds transplant surgeon, Shahid Farid