Senior Communications Officer, NHS Blood and Transplant; England

Charlotte Silver joined the SHOT team as a lay member in January 2021. Having been born with a rare chronic condition Charlotte continues to receive treatment at Kings College Hospital, London. Since birth Charlotte has required frequent blood transfusions and iron infusions and has undergone more than forty operations including a liver transplant 25 years ago. She currently works for NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) within their Organ Donation Marketing team and is responsible for their Living Kidney Transplant Scheme which funds community and faith and beliefs organisations to positively engage Black, Asian, Mixed Race and minority ethnic communities in living kidney donation. Outside of this role she has become a Lay Member on the board of SaBTO representing patient views, she began this appointment in May 2019. Charlotte was awarded a First in Business Management at University of Surrey as well as achieving a Distinction in MA Communications and International Marketing.