http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/ York Press /news/campaigns/lifesavers/ en-gb Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:26:07 +0000 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:26:07 +0000 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/resources/images/1001327/?type=rsslogo http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/5029404.Organ_donor_roadshow_comes_to_York/?ref=rss THE daughter of a woman who donated all her organs to keep people alive after her death has urged York residents to do the same. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:02:02 +0000 940cffbbbd1eaa83a6ccf1975b9e87f5 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/5025101.Lifesavers__Drive_for_more_organ_donors/?ref=rss RIGHT now, across the UK, 10,000 people are facing an agonising wait. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:34:18 +0000 46918c1d03728b019c5299f88aeff844 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/5004592.Organ_donation_campaign_moves_up_a_gear/?ref=rss HEALTH workers and The Press will take to the streets of York later this month, as we continue our drive to sign up 20,000 heroes. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:32:35 +0000 547dba71d7b58d4ee2a742398cd4ce09 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4891700.City_chief_backs_Lifesavers_campaign/?ref=rss York's council leader has backed The Press's Lifesavers campaign - and revealed it inspired him to join the organ donor register. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:40:00 +0000 8cf382deb5f15d6b10a38a39d63ff23f http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4884849.Call_on_political_chiefs_to_seek_national_support_for_organ_donation_campaign/?ref=rss YORK’S political chiefs are to be urged to seek support from across the UK for The Press’s Lifesavers campaign. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:23:33 +0000 ca13d1655b81abfca873785011354ad2 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4879747.50_people_a_day_sign_up_to_be_organ_donors/?ref=rss THOUSANDS of new organ donors have come forward to give the greatest gift of all following the launch of The Press’s drive to save countless lives. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:50:05 +0000 7a8494cbb52d258421eae0f2a0cd7af3 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4847760.Lauren_Senior__15__in_plea_for_kidney_donor/?ref=rss A MOTHER stepped forward to give her sick daughter a kidney – only to discover she too was suffering from the same illness. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:27:05 +0000 ffeb478ce268691f175b09dd9c1198b1 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4843535.1_200_sign_up_to_Lifesavers_organ_donor_appeal/?ref=rss IT is a quest which can make the difference between life and death – and it has had an incredible start. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:46:52 +0000 89ae1945ac8f18e99512a3c34e5305d4 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4820147.Football_fans_urged_to_back_Lifesavers_organ_donation_campaign/?ref=rss FOOTBALL fans could deliver a massive boost to The Press’s Lifesavers campaign on Saturday. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:37:55 +0000 a8433b7a643db5419365503d516567c6 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4794001.Former_kidney_transplant_patient_backs_The_Press___s_Lifesavers_campaign/?ref=rss ASHLEY Parker is a man with a zest for life – but he also knows only too well what it feels like to stand at death’s door. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:04:11 +0000 6676ad43d130ac6dbf9e67f15199ad36 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4789583.Naomi_Smith_so_grateful_for_liver_transplant/?ref=rss A POSTER CHILD for organ donation has become the latest backer of The Press’ Lifesavers campaign. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:37:12 +0000 cca644947cb12eae6c062021286c3b67 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4789560.10_000_Lifesavers_organ_donation_forms_go_out/?ref=rss SAVING a life is about to get even easier for 10,000 readers of The Press. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:33:19 +0000 65aefcdb1049104c39bb8063eac860be http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4787225.Health_Secretary_Andy_Burnham_backs_Life_Savers_appeal/?ref=rss THE new Lifesavers campaign by The Press has received instant top-level backing. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:07:05 +0000 117586962712b2c45e9046680d745f77 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4787201.How_to_join_the_donor_register/?ref=rss JOINING the donor register could get even easier for people in York, under new plans being discussed by city leaders. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:03:29 +0000 8aeb2bce21c9072b169cceda065d16a1 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4787198.Barbara_Boyce_back_Life_Savers_campaign/?ref=rss BARBARA BOYCE knows more than most about the importance of organ donation. Her husband Jimmy died while waiting for a heart transplant. Nearly 16 years on, she is a City of York Councillor and is backing The Press’s Lifesavers campaign, to try to prevent others going through what she did. Here, she tells her story. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:02:18 +0000 8e65f0c6c9e57f1d397588ed9c049030 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4784264.Lifesavers_campaign_aims_to_recruit_20_000_new_organ_donors/?ref=rss TODAY, as the countdown to Christmas gathers pace, The Press is calling on you to give the greatest gift of all. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:18:24 +0000 6eae731d24513d69b05a55e3139fd2c8 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4784213.Don___t_delay__sign_up_to_the_Organ_Donor_Register_today/?ref=rss The donor transplant co-ordinator at York Hospital said it was vital people acted on their good intentions immediately. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:02:53 +0000 bb36e5a88fdc583a716d36c3a68eaba1 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4784199.Campaign_for____presumed_consent____organ_donation_system_suffers_setback/?ref=rss BRITAIN currently operates an “opt-in” organ donation system, which means that if people want their organs used when they die, they must say so. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:58:32 +0000 65c798c9cdf153b39e23caa0010a20e3 http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4784194.Parents_of_Bryony_Aveyard_back_Lifesavers_campaign/?ref=rss SCHOOLGIRL Bryony Aveyard was only 11 when she suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:57:12 +0000 1af986819164225d0e1fd3d3d8cb4eba http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/campaigns/lifesavers/4784187.Organ_donation__facts_and_figures/?ref=rss • The organ donor register (ODR) was set up in October 1994, following a campaign by John and Rosemary Cox. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:55:22 +0000 b4196ec0dd56b0b0a7dbfa54f731e640