title: Tackling the organ donor shortage effectively: optimism or realism?
abstract: There continues to be a growing disparity between the demand for and supply of organs for transplantation. This article reviews the status of current strategies in the UK to tackle the organ donor shortage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, St James University Hospital, Leeds.
authors.forename: Kelda
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farid
authors.forename: Niaz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D019520:Living Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution; D019724:Presumed Consent; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom