Table 1.

Quarterly rates of organ donation after diagnosis of death using neurological criteria (donation after brain death) and controlled donation after circulatory death for England and Wales from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018. Values are number and proportion

Year	Quarter	Donation after brain death				Donation after circulatory death
		England		Wales		England		Wales
		Approaches	Consent rate	Approaches	Consent rate	Approaches	Consent rate	Approaches	Consent rate
2016	1	255	67.8%	12	83.3%	416	63.9%	27	44.4%
	2	283	65.7%	8	75.0%	392	59.9%	18	55.6%
	3	267	62.2%	14	78.6%	351	57.8%	31	45.2%
	4	299	70.6%	12	75.0%	394	58.9%	26	46.2%
2017	1	279	71.7%	17	82.4%	406	59.1%	28	64.3%
	2	298	68.8%	12	83.3%	403	61.3%	15	46.7%
	3	299	76.9%	15	73.3%	368	54.6%	20	55.0%
	4	323	71.2%	21	90.5%	397	63.5%	29	65.5%
2018	1	358	70.7%	20	65.0%	400	65.0%	33	60.6%
	2	322	72.0%	13	76.9%	388	61.1%	23	87.0%
	3	307	73.3%	16	93.8%	319	60.2%	26	69.2%
	4	309	71.5%	21	85.7%	359	62.7%	17	76.5%