People in Worcestershire are being urged to confirm their organ donation decision.

This Organ Donation Week, which runs from September 23 to 29, NHS Blood and Transplant and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are celebrating 30 years of life-saving organ donations.

Since the creation of the NHS Organ Donor Register in 1994, thousands of lives have been saved by people agreeing to donate their organs after they have died.

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However, more than 7,600 people in the UK are still in need of a life-saving transplant, including 63 in Worcestershire.

This makes it vital for people to confirm their organ donation decision.

Almost 280,000 people in Worcestershire have already made their decision through the NHS Organ Donor Register.

Nine out of 10 families say they will support organ donation if their loved one has confirmed their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register.

Rebecca Hurley, organ donation specialist nurse for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "Confirming your decision to donate on the NHS Organ Donor Register makes it clear to your family that you want to be an organ donor, leaving them certain of your decision at what is a difficult and emotional time.

"We need more people in Worcestershire to confirm their decision on the register today in order to save more lives now and in the future."

The register was set up to promote organ donation and allow people to record their decision to donate.

Anthony Clarkson, director of organ and tissue donation and transplantation for NHS Blood and Transplant, said: "Thanks to the support of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust during Organ Donation Week, we can get the message across to more people that organ donation saves lives.

"With more people, both adults and children, waiting for transplants, it’s more important than ever to confirm your organ donation decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register.

"We urge everyone to take a moment this Organ Donation Week to register and confirm your decision."

To find out more and confirm your decision, visit the NHS Organ Donor Register at www.organdonation.nhs.uk.

Users of the NHS app can also use this to record, check or amend their details or decision.