The statistics, released by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to mark Organ Donation Week, also show that 50 people across the county are currently on the transplant waiting list. Across the North West, more than 740 people lost their lives while waiting for a donor organ over the past ten years. Anthony Clarkson, Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant(Image: NHSBT)Anthony Clarkson, director of organ donation and transplantation at NHSBT, said: “Someone will die today waiting for an organ transplant. One family is Becks and Toby Fletcher, whose six-month-old daughter Rory is on the urgent heart transplant waiting list. Residents in Cumbria are being urged to talk to their loved ones and to confirm their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register.