Organ Donation: A Specialist Nurse behind Organ Donation

A reminder of the importance of organ donation.

One hectic morning on the Organ Transplant ward in James Cook Hospital, I caught up with Sharon Mitchinson in her office.

Sharon Mitchinson

Sharon is a Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation and has been for nine years.

She works with families when their relatives are at the end of their life.

Her team  is there to offer the option of Organ and Tissue Donation.

They have to gather the information needed for the specific transplant and finds transplant recipients around the country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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