Congratulations to research project manager, Natalie Clark from South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who has been awarded the Andrew Paris Memorial Fellowship.
The fellowship is an annual award from the British Transplantation Society for healthcare professionals to visit other centres, UK or abroad, to learn new transplant techniques and skills.
Natalie works within the Academic Centre for Surgery and with the support of a wider team has been focusing on improving awareness, support and knowledge of organ donation within the NHS workforce.
She was recently awarded the Andrew Paris Memorial Fellowship Award 2025.
During her fellowship, Natalie plans to collaborate with the University of Granada and the National Transplant Organization in Madridto understand public attitudes, consent processes, and sociocultural perceptions of organ donation, as well as how organ donation is operationalised within the healthcare settings.
She hopes to gain valuable insights into the ethical and societal dimensions of the Spanish Model of Organ Donation and the related systems supporting the model.
Natalie said:
Our visit will play a pivotal role in the development of educational resources, further aiming to support and promote positive conversations of organ donation amongst NHS staff.
“We will have developed a greater understanding and be able to incorporate culturally informed insights into how organ donation is discussed and understood within diverse communities.”
Natalie’s aim is to ensure NHS staff have the appropriate educational materials to ensure they are grounded in both research and real-world practice.
Visit the British Transplantation Society website for more information.