BriefTea
Every story in sixty words
Get the free app no ads · no paywallHealth · 21 September 2026
NHS Blood and Transplant, the organ donation service, has launched an urgent appeal for more people to sign up. Donor numbers are 9% lower than this time last year, prompting the first-ever urgent alert. The appeal comes as nine people are dying every week waiting for an organ.
Reported by Mirror · How we write briefs
Understand this story
Why are donor numbers dropping? What is an 'urgent appeal'? What is NHS Blood and Transplant?More briefs
HealthMinisters Extend Palantir's £330m NHS Data Deal HealthNI Health Minister Pauses Cuts to Phone First Triage Health7 regions get new 24-hour NHS mental health texts. HealthKetamine Deaths Hit Record High After Doubling in a Year HealthBriton with Ebola being flown home from Congo, UK government confirms WorldHackers target French blood storage More health stories → Browse all stories →We would like to count visits and see which links bring readers here. That means storing a random ID in your browser. No cookies, no ads, no profile. How it works.