The Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner, is encouraging people to know their family's views on tissue and organ donation – the subject of a new television campaign launched last night.

Just one year after the launch of DonateLife NSW on the North Coast there has been a positive impact on both notifications of organ donors and organ donations.

Just one year after the launch of DonateLife NSW on the North Coast there has been a positive impact on both notifications of organ donors and organ donations.

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This Organ Donor Awareness Week we're inviting the people of NSW to take up the Organ Donor Challenge and Pass on the "Message" to just one other person, 'Make sure your family know your wishes', make a difference - and help save lives.

The NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Health, Carmel Tebbutt, today urged anyone who was considering donating their organs to talk to their family and explain their wishes.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Jonathan Gillis to the newly created position of Medical Director of the NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service, which became part of the SESIAHS in July 2009.

NSW has just appointed a Nurse Manager, Ms Ellie McCann. Ellie will be responsible for the DonateLife network operation of the nursing specialists who will be at the forefront of donor identification and family support.

The DonateLife Portal (formerly known as the National Organ Donation Collaborative (NODC) Portal) has now been completely transitioned from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to the Organ and Tissue Authority.

NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service (OTDS) were encouraged by the increase in organ donors in NSW in 2009.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Illawarra residents.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation should be relatively easy for Hunter residents.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most New South Wales residents.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Western Sydney residents.

A new survey released today shows most Central Coast residents believe ending a relationship, talking about aged care and explaining sex to their kids are harder conversations to have with their loved ones than organ and tissue donation.