Scottish organ donations 'double since 2007'

[Northerner]

The number of people who donated their organs after death in Scotland has almost doubled over a six-year period, according to government figures.

A total of 106 people donated organs in hospitals across Scotland last year compared with 54 in 2007.

The statistics showed a 62% increase in organ transplants from deceased donors, with 341 operations carried out.

However, about 600 people remain on the transplant waiting list.

Some 2,110,881 people living in Scotland have now joined the UK Organ Donor Register.

The figure means 40% of the Scottish population has registered, compared to 32% across the UK as a whole.

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[HERE TINTIN]

There was an absolutely massive drive up here in Scotland a couple of years ago I remember it. I go to a renal conference every year and last year they showed us the figures and said it had been helped by such a high publicity campaign.