{"id":21952,"date":"2023-07-25T09:36:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=21952"},"modified":"2023-07-25T09:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:36:24","slug":"donate-life-it-takes-just-1-minute-to-become-an-organ-donor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/donate-life-it-takes-just-1-minute-to-become-an-organ-donor\/","title":{"rendered":"Donate life: it takes just 1 minute to become an organ donor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>People across NSW are being urged to \u201cdonate a minute, donate a lifetime\u201d, because 1 minute is all it takes to register as an organ and tissue donor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone aged 16 and over can register online to become an organ donor in just 1 minute at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donatelife.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">donatelife.gov.aulaunch<\/a>, or with 3 taps in the Medicare app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who think they\u2019re already registered, it takes just 1 minute to double-check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said DonateLife Week is the perfect time to consider becoming an organ and tissue donor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNSW has the highest rate of registrations on the Australian organ donor registry but opportunities for transplants are often missed because families are uncertain of their loved one\u2019s wish to be a donor,\u201d Mr Park said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOrgan donation saves lives and increasing awareness and consent is critical to lifting our donation rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are around 1800 people on the organ waitlist and to help them we need more Australians to register and tell their families they want to be a donor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 54,769 NSW residents registered as organ and tissue donors in 2022, bringing the total number registered to 2,670,875.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 42% of the NSW population has registered to be a donor, well above the national average of 36%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia, families are always asked to support someone\u2019s decision to be a donor before donation goes ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Families are much more likely to agree if their loved one is registered and they knew their loved one wanted to be a donor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service will officially launch DonateLife Week on Monday at Campbelltown Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South-West Sydney Local Health District, which includes Campbelltown and surrounds, has one of the highest end-of-life notification rates in NSW, which helps identify potential donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local MP and Member for Camden, Sally Quinnell, said every Australian can make a difference by choosing to become an organ donor and telling their family of their wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne organ donor can save up to 7 lives, along with helping many other people through the gift of eye and tissue donation,\u201d Ms Quinnell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New data from the Australian Organ Donor Register (AODR) reveals the top 5 local government areas in NSW where the most people are registered as donors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bellingen \u2013 61%<\/li><li>Blue Mountains \u2013 60%<\/li><li>Mosman and Weddin \u2013 59%<\/li><li>Kiama, Lockhart, Ballina, Eurobodalla, Murrumbidgee, Yass Valley and Bega Valley \u2013 58%<\/li><li>Edward River, Federation, Lake Macquarie and Lismore \u2013 57%.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People across NSW are being urged to \u201cdonate a minute, donate a lifetime\u201d, because 1 minute is all it takes to register as an organ and tissue donor. Anyone aged 16 and over can register online to become an organ donor in just 1 minute at&nbsp;donatelife.gov.aulaunch, or with 3 taps in the Medicare app. For &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/donate-life-it-takes-just-1-minute-to-become-an-organ-donor\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Donate life: it takes just 1 minute to become an organ donor&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21953,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21952\/revisions\/21953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}