title: An organ donor memorial.
abstract: This article describes how a memorial to transplant donors was created in a district general hospital. The subjects discussed include: how to start, the official ceremony, the value of such a venture to those concerned, finance and time involved, a description of the memorial itself, the ongoing promotion of the scheme, and the pressing need for organ donors.
authors.affiliation: Histopathology Department, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK. i.gibson@dgri.scot.nhs.uk
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D001601:Bereavement; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D012606:Scotland; D012613:Sculpture; D014019:Tissue Donors