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. 2015 Jul 23;11:6. doi: 10.1186/s40504-015-0023-1

Table 1.

Deceased organ donors, UK, 2012/13 compared with 2007/08 by nation of donor hospital and 2013/14 figures

2007/08 2012/13 % increase 2013/14
England 688 1026 49.1 1097
Wales 45 52 15.6 60
Scotland 54 94 74.1 108
N Ireland 22 40 81.8 48
Total 809 1212 49.8 1313

Please note that % increase for Wales for 2011/12 over the 2007/8 baseline was 49 % (they had 67 deceased donors in that year)*

Source: NHS Blood and Transplant News Release 11th April 2013 http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/news-and-media/news-articles/news_2013_04_11.asp and NHSBT Overview of Organ donation and transplantation 2013–14 figure 2.1. p.7 http://nhsbtmediaservices.blob.core.windows.net/organ-donation-assets/pdfs/overview.pdf

*In Wales the op-out system is due to be introduced in 2015 but no specific evidence has either linked the fall in donor numbers between 2011/12 and 2012/13 to the proposed opt out legislation or ruled out a link