Almost 200 people from Tayside have signed up to become organ donors after an NHS campaign.
Specialist staff with the NHS Organ Donor Registerleft the region happy after visits to Perth, Dundee and Arbroath in March gave them 181 more names to add to the two million other Scots already on their list.
The tour was part of the national campaign which highlights how the seven words ‘I’d like to be an organ donor’ can save up to seven lives.
To date, 44% of people living in the NHS Tayside Health Board region have expressed their wishes by adding their name to the register higher than the national average sign-up rate of 41%.
With three people dying in the UK every day while waiting on a transplant, the campaign is calling for more people to think about organ donation and make their wishes known.
NHS Tayside lead clinician for organ donation Dr Stephen Cole, who is also Tayside donation committee’s chairman, said: “While people in Tayside have shown their commitment to organ donation more still needs to be done.
“I would urge everyone to think about organ donation today and ensure that their loved ones know what their wishes would be should the worst happen.”
To join the NHS Organ Donor Register visit organdonationscotland.org or text LIFE to 61611.