Organ Donation

The 'pay it forward' group called Bea's 500 has helped Wearside people in incredible ways.

Sunderland mum left stunned by £12,000 'pay it forward' gesture

Beatrix Archbold and her family are calling on the Prime Minister to help raise awareness of organ donation.

Heart transplant girl has message for Sir Keir Starmer

Julie Elliott has announced she is standing down at the General Election

Sunderland Central MP Julie Elliott to stand down at General Election

Beatrix Archbold and Kayleigh Llewellyn who will spearhead a new campaign on organ donation awareness.

Exciting new project to feature two heart transplant heroes

Beatrix Archbold who had a great day with friends to celebrate her 3rd birthday.

Happy 3rd birthday to brave heart transplant patient Beatrix

Beatrix Archbold and her mum Cheryl. Cheryl has never forgotten the love shown to her family while Beatrix was in hospital.

Wearside mum's gift of kindness - and 250 others are joining in

Beatrix Archbold - 6 months on from her heart transplant.

Bea set to finally enjoy dream holidays in 2024 after amazing progress

Beatrix Archbold who switched on the Christmas tree lights at County Hall in Durham.

Brave Beatrix gets to switch on the Christmas lights

Beatrix Archbold who is helping the Rainbow Trust this Christmas.

The little girl with a new heart - and a new cause to support

Maureen Thompson who raised £6,000 for these very deserving causes.

Woman stunned by success of fundraiser for amazing children

Beatrix Archbold who has had a heart transplant at the age of 2.

Magical Christmas beckons for a Wearside girl, thanks to this hero

Beatrix Archbold, 2, with parents Terry and Cheryl and representatives from the police, NHS and North East Ambulance Service.

Emergency vehicles turn pink to back organ donation campaign

Beatrix Archbold stars in exhibition shining a light on organ donation

The family of Beatrix Archbold has set up a 'pay it forward' group after so much love was shown to Beatrix.

Mum whose daughter's life was saved wants to 'pay it forward'

Heart transplant girl Kayleigh Llewellyn made a very special presentation to the family of Sinead Bree - the girl who's heart she received.

Girl gives medal from British Transplant Games to mum of heart donor

Little Beatrix Archbold who is doing well at home but misses her hospital friends.

Mini superhero is missing her hospital pals

The two-year-old from Wearside who misses her 'family' in hospital

Chris Cordner

Cuddles from mum and dad for Beatrix Archbold who has gone home after a heart transplant.

His daughter got a new heart., now he's fighting to help others

Beatrix Archbold and her new Bea-shirts.

How to get a 'Bea-shirt' and back this amazing little girl

Do you have one of these?

Big poll majority favours the new opt-out organ donation system

Sunderland University fine art graduate and triple transplant survivor, Linzi Saunders, attends the 2019 Summer Graduation ceremony at the Stadium of Light.

Student who had three different transplant operations wants you to help save liv...

121 people in Tyne and Wear currently need a donor organ for a transplant

Record number of Sunderland people donate organs

Julie Elliott MP, left, with daughter Rebecca , centre, and sister Joan, right, after completing a walk to raise funds for Kidney Research UK.

Sunderland MP's delight as new 'opt out' organ donation reform set to become law

The study found parents are far less likely to agree to their children's organs being donated than any other relative's.

Parents far less likely to consent to donation of children's organs

Are you on the register?

New organ donation law 'could save 700 more lives every year'

Are you an organ donor?

Should our organ donor system be opt out instead of opt in?