OXFORD University Hospitals Trust will be hosting a promotional stall today between 10am and 1pm at the John Radcliffe Hospital to raise awareness of organ donations.

The stall, part of Organ Donation Awareness Week, will allow visitors to talk to specialist nurses, take away information on organ donations, and find out how they can sign up to the Organ Donor Register.

Oxford's Churchill Hospital houses the Oxford Transplant Centre carried out 193 transplants in the first eight months of this year, while the John Radcliffe Hospital is home to the Oxford Blood Donor Centre and the Oxford Cell and Tissue Biobank.

Clinical Director for renal, transplant, and urology at the trust, Dr Mark Sullivan, said: “If one person donates their organs, they can transform up to nine lives.

“Anyone can sign up as a donor on the NHS Organ Donor Register - having an illness or long-term condition doesn’t prevent you from registering as an organ and tissue donor.

"Even if you can’t donate your organs, most people can still donate tissue which is just as important – donated tissues, like eye and heart valve tissue, can be just as beneficial.

“Many families take comfort in knowing that some good came out of their loss, and feel proud that their loved one went on to help others when they died.

We’re here to support families during their time of need – both those donating organs, and those receiving them.”

The organ donation information stall will be open today between 10am and 1pm outside the League of Friends Café at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington.