1. Kindom Transplant Support Service Authority (UKTSSA) figures, taken from http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/body/DoH.html. The figure of 5,349 represents the active waiting list; including the suspended figure, the total is 6,502. And this is despite there having been 2,694 solid organ transplants from cadavers during;United,1998
2. BMA wants presumed consent for organ donors;Beecham, L.;British Medical Journal,1999
3. Press release 1999/0405. Survey shows that public prefers existing organ donor scheme;Department of Health,1999
4. Compare with: Sells RA. Radical options for improving the supply of cadaveric organs, presented at Multi-cultural ethical issues in transplantation;IMLAB), University of Manchester, and University of Tel Aviv,1999
5. Though, as Michielsen warns, we should be careful in comparing national statistics. See Michielsen P. Informed or presumed consent legislative models;Chapman, JR, Deierhoi M,1997