The health service says 448,000 people have used the app to make decisions on organ donations.
The NHS app has been downloaded 30 million times, with many people using it to spell out their preferences on organ donation.Among other things, it can be used to make GP appointments, order prescriptions and download NHS Covid passes for international travel.
This is a 69% increase on the previous 12 months, which saw 265,000 people registering their decision through the app.'Opt-out system'In England, the laws surrounding organ donation were altered, in May 2020, to presume adults consent unless they specifically record a decision to the contrary.But families still retain the ability to refuse organ donation.
Only about 1% of people can donate - usually those who die in an intensive care unit or emergency department following brain injuries or cardiac arrest.
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