To find out more about the ‘Leave Them Certain’ and to make your organ donation wishes known go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk .

We are honoured to have CBE Prof John Wallwork join us for the final episode of ‘The Royal Papworth Season’!

Prof Wallwork has been the chairman at Royal Papworth Hospital since 2014 and for 30 years was at the forefront of transplant surgery and research at the Trust.  

We cover his chief Residence at Stanford University Hospital where he first became involved in heart and heart-lung transplantation, his research into xenotransplantation, becoming director of the RPH Transplant Service from 1989 to 2006, preforming the first heart/lung and liver transplant in the world and being recognised in Her Majesty the Queen's New Year's Honours list.

Join us and listen in on the history, science and surgery of transplantation.

In this episode we talk to George, Royal Papworth Hospital’s SNOD (Organ donation nurse).

We cover the organ donation process in the UK for donors and recipients, the importance of writing a letter to your donor family and how it gets to them and facts about the new 2020 opt in law.

In this episode we talk to Lead Transplant Nurse at Royal Papworth Hospital, Richard Quigley.

Richard leads the transplant team at the hospital and before this was a transplant co-ordinator.

We cover all the things you will ever need to know about transplantation.. Including: organ donors and their ultimate gift, how the UK transplant list system works, who to contact on your transplant journey and much more.

In this chat we talk to Yasmin swift, a friend, Lung transplant recipient and fellow Royal Papworth Patient. We cover her pre- and post- transplant journey and road to recovery.

In this episode we chat to the lovely Vicki Lee, a pre-  heart and lung transplant patient at the  Royal Papworth hospital.  

We learn about Vicki’s journey to finding out about her pulmonary hypertension diagnosis, being put on the list , caring for her mental health and supporting others along the way through her new ph/transplant themed blog.

In this episode we chat to Carol, a lead dietician from the Royal Papworth Hospital.

We explore the dos and don’ts of transplant eating, the debate around seafood and the best tips on losing or gaining wait pre and post transplant.

I really enjoyed this chat as I, myself had so many unanswered questions about foods. I hope you enjoy this podcast, and gain lots of great nuggets of information you can include on your own transplant journey.

In this episode we chat to Maggie Gambril, a Heart Transplant patient from the Royal Papworth Hospital. Maggie is 18 years post heart transplant to be exact! We hear about Maggie’s journey to needing a heart transplant, about her involvement with the transplant games and her top tips for living a long healthy life post transplant.

In this episode we chat to Sadie, a Specialist Transplant Nurse from the Royal Papworth Hospital. We explore everything from transplant medications and their side effects to what life will be post transplant.

    This is a great episode to listen to if you’re a pre transplant patient who wants a clearer picture of what post transplant life will look like and also    for post transplant patients who want a reminder of what actions we should be taking to keep ourselves well and able.

Please note that things mentioned in this interview may differ to other transplant hospital’s advice, so always check with your own team if you have any questions.

A conversation Dr Stuart, Consultant Cardiologist from the Bristol Heart Institute.

Dr Stuart was my Cardiac consultant from the age of 12 to 20, the age when I received my heart transplant.

Together, We have experienced a lot of heart highs and lows through the years .

I wanted to chat to him about my own journey to needing a transplant but also the procedures in place for other heart failure patients and the steps he takes to get his most ill patients to transplant assessment.

Please note that things mentioned in this interview may differ to other hospital’s advice, so always check with your own team if you have any questions.