POIGNANT stories from people who have received life saving organs will be told during a special conference.

Speakers who have both given and received organs will share their touching experiences at a one day event at the University of Worcester.

Speakers include University of Worcester graduate Amy Davies, who underwent a liver transplant whilst completing her studies to become a nurse.

Ms Davies from Amblecote, near Dudley, who graduated in 2016 and is now working as a nurse, said: "The gift I received from an unknown lady, who I consider an angel, is the greatest act of kindness I could ever imagine, which not only save my life, her decision to donate her organs saved several lives."

The event, on Wednesday, March 15, has been organised for students across a range of health courses at the university so that they can learn about organ donation.

Also speaking at the conference are the parents of Catherine Amies, from Pershore, who died at the age of 38 whilst waiting for a double kidney and pancreas transplant.

On her death she became a donor and saved or helped five other people.

The conference will give students an opportunity to talk about the legal and ethical aspects of organ donation.

Chris Clarke, chairman of the Worcestershire Acute Hospital Organ Donation Committee and a senior lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice at the University of Worcester, said: "More than 7,000 people in the UK currently need a transplant, and of these three a day will die waiting as there are not enough organs available.

"Organ donation saves and transforms lives, and one donor can help as many as 9 people."

To join the organ register, go to https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-to-donate/register-your-details/