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STATE ORGAN AND TISSUE AGENCIES

New South Wales

http://www.donatelife.gov.au/The-Network/NSW.html

DonateLife in NSW - part of the NSW Organ and Tissue Service - coordinates all organ and tissue donor activities across the state. It works with hospitals and hospital-based organ and tissue donation medical specialists and nurses across NSW to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to increase donation rates.

The agency offers donor families ongoing bereavement support through the Next Step Program. It also helps raise community awareness and understanding about organ and tissue donation to encourage all NSW families to discuss donation, know each other's wishes and register their decision.

Victoria

http://www.donatelife.gov.au/The-Network/VIC.html

DonateLife™ in Victoria, formerly called LifeGift, coordinates organ donation in Victoria and Tasmania and works with the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria and Lions Eye Bank to consent organ donor families for potential tissue donation. The team works with hospitals and hospital-based organ and tissue donation medical specialists and nurses across Victoria to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to increase donation performance.

DonateLife™ in Victoria also helps raise community awareness and understanding about organ and tissue donation to encourage all Victorian families to discuss donation, know each other’s wishes and register their decision.

Queensland

http://www.donatelife.gov.au/The-Network/QLD.html

DonateLife™ in Queensland (formerly called Queenslanders Donate) was formed in 1999 and coordinates all deceased organ and tissue donor activities across Queensland.

The agency works with hospitals and organ and tissue donation medical specialists and nurses across the state to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to maximise donation rates. DonateLife™ in Queensland aims to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, encourage discussion about donation, offer support to donor families and manage effective services in organ and tissue donation.

South Australia

http://www.donatelife.gov.au/The-Network/SA.html

Formerly the South Australian Organ Donation Agency (SAODA), DonateLifeTM in South Australia was formed in 1996 to coordinate all organ and tissue donor activities across the state.
DonateLifeTM in South Australia works with organ and tissue donation medical specialists and nurses in hospitals across the state to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice in organ and tissue transplantation.

The team also work toward increasing donation rates through helping to raise community awareness and understanding about organ and tissue donation and encouraging all South Australian families to make an informed decision about becoming an organ donor, to register their decision and to discuss and know each other's wishes.

Western Australia

http://www.donatelife.gov.au/The-Network/WA.html

DonateLifeTM in Western Australia, formerly called DonateWest, was formed in 2000. It coordinates all organ and tissue donor activities across Western Australia. It works with hospitals and hospital-based organ and tissue donation medical specialists and nurses across Western Australia to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to increase donation rates.

The agency aims to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, encourage discussion about donation, offer compassionate support to donor families and manage effective services in organ and tissue donation.

Northern Territory

http://www.donatelife.gov.au/The-Network/NT.html

DonateLifeTM in the Northern Territory coordinates all organ and tissue donor activities across the Northern Territory. It works with hospitals and hospital-based organ and tissue donation medical specialists and nurses to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to increase donation rates in the Northern Territory.

The agency aims to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, encourage discussion about donation, offer compassionate support to donor families and manage effective services in organ and tissue donation.

Tasmania

http://www.donatelife.gov.au/The-Network/TAS.html

DonateLifeTM in Tasmania, in conjunction with donatelife Victoria, coordinates all organ and tissue donor activities across Tasmania. It works with hospitals and hospital-based organ and tissue donation medical specialists and nurses across Tasmania to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to increase donation rates.

DonateLifeTM in Tasmania also helps raise community awareness and understanding about organ and tissue donation to encourage all Tasmanian families to discuss donation, know each other's wishes and register their decision.

ACT

http://www.donatelife.gov.au/The-Network/ACT.html

DonateLifeTM in the ACT, formerly called the ACT Organ and Tissue Donation Service, coordinates all organ and tissue donor activities across the ACT and region. It works with hospitals and hospital-based organ and tissue donation medical specialists and nurses across the ACT and region to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to increase donation rates.

The agency aims to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, encourage discussion about donation, offer compassionate support to donor families and manage effective services in organ and tissue donation.