Over-50s provided more donated organs than ever before last year, data shows

One in four people on the organ donation register are 50 or over, figures showed (Alamy/PA) -

The highest-ever proportion of organ donors in the UK last year were over the age of 50, according to officials.

However, only one in four people on the organ donation register are 50 or over, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said.