{"id":3067,"date":"2021-09-23T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T11:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/rmch\/mft-hospitals-race-for-recipients-to-support-organ-donation-week\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T11:09:47","slug":"mft-hospitals-race-for-recipients-to-support-organ-donation-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/rmch\/mft-hospitals-race-for-recipients-to-support-organ-donation-week\/","title":{"rendered":"MFT Hospitals Race for Recipients to support Organ Donation Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<p class=\"c-content__lead\">\n    This Organ Donation Week (20th to 26th September) Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is joining together with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to travel a combined 7000 miles in the \u2018Race for Recipients\u2019\n<\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each mile will represent one of around 7000 people currently waiting for a transplant in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this team effort, 20 members of staff from MFT and partner NHS Trusts across the North West are today (Thursday 23rd September) cycling over 70 miles between North West Transplant Centres. The route the cyclists will take will symbolise the journey donated organs take when they leave a donor and are taken to a patient waiting for a life-saving transplant.<\/p>\n<p>Cyclists are travelling from Salford Royal Hospital, via MFT\u2019s Oxford Road Campus in Manchester City Centre and Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, picking up more participants on the way, finishing at Nottingham City Hospital.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<figure class=\"c-content__image\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\n    <figcaption class=\"c-content__image-caption\"><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dougal Atkinson, an anaesthetist at MFT, is one of the cyclists taking part. He said: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be supporting this cause and flying the flag for Organ Donation Week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy raising awareness, our \u2018Race for Recipients\u2019 aims to honour organ donors, recipients, and those waiting for a lifesaving transplant. We also want to encourage people to make their decision on organ donation, and to share their choice with their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest annual figures from NHSBT show that 213 lifesaving and transforming transplants were carried out at MFT last year (2020\/21). 185 of these transplants were carried out by Manchester Royal Infirmary\u2019s Renal Transplant Unit, and a further 28 took place at Wythenshawe Hospital\u2019s Heart and Lung Transplant Centre.<\/p>\n<p>MFT is the biggest NHS Trust in the UK, managing ten hospitals across Manchester and Trafford. Of these hospitals, Wythenshawe Hospital is a national leader in heart and lung transplants, while Manchester Royal Infirmary is home to one of the busiest kidney and pancreas transplant units in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Jane Eddleston, Joint Group Medical Director at MFT said: \u201cOur transplant units and the dedicated teams that support them go above and beyond day after day to ensure transplant recipients are given the very best expert care and support. However, none of this vital work would be possible without the generosity and courage of transplant donors across the North West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Organ Donation Week, we want to honour those that have donated organs, and to encourage everyone on the Organ Donor Register to \u2018leave them certain\u2019, by making their wishes clear to your loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over 2.5million people in the North West have opted in on the NHS Organ Donor Register, and each of these people are encouraged to tell their family of their wishes to help ensure their family supports their\u00a0decision should the time come.<\/p>\n<p>The law around organ donation\u00a0changed\u00a0in England\u00a0in\u00a0May\u00a02020, and all adults\u00a0are now\u00a0considered as having agreed to donate their own organs when they die,\u00a0unless they record a decision not to donate,\u00a0are in one of the excluded groups\u00a0or have told their family that they don\u2019t want to donate.<\/p>\n<p>However, relatives will still always\u00a0be\u00a0consulted before organ donation goes ahead\u00a0and\u00a0each year,\u00a0opportunities for transplants are missed because families aren&#8217;t sure what to do.Raynie Thomson, a Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation based in the North West said: \u201cIn honour of our organ donors, their recipients and those waiting for a lifesaving transplant, we want to raise awareness around the gift of organ donation, encourage people to make their decision, register it on the Organ Donation Register and share their decision with their family and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 7000 miles can be accumulated through walking, running, cycling, static equipment, walking the dog, a sports training session, doing the school run or just walking round the supermarket. Anything really\u2026just being active and raising awareness, encouraging people to have the organ donation conversation with their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cyclists taking part from MFT are Abby Rimmer, Dougal Atkinson, Jon Bannard-Smith, Marcus Arnold, Scott Houston, Tom Withers, and Jimmy Warburton<\/p>\n<p>There is still time for members of the public to join in the Race for Recipients. Simply register here: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/8jpUditQvFyFXWns5\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/8jpUditQvFyFXWns5<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<figure class=\"c-content__image\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\n    <figcaption class=\"c-content__image-caption\"><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each mile will represent one of around 7000 people currently waiting for a transplant in the UK. 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