ABSTRACT

Appreciate the necessity for the Human Tissue Act 2004 and understand its provisions Understand the reasons for the acute shortage of organs available for transplantation Understand the ‘opt-in’ system of organ donation in the UK and appreciate the alternative systems that could be introduced Appreciate the signifi cance of the Organ Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 Appreciate the law in relation to live organ donors Demonstrate a clear understanding of the issues in relation to the buying and selling of organs.