Organ and tissue donation: COPFS and SDTG agreement (updated December 2017)

References 

1.  Organs for Transplants: A report from the Organ Donation Taskforce
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-save-lives

2.  A Code of Practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death.  Academy of Royal Medical Colleges. 

http://www.aomrc.org.uk/publications/reports-guidance/ukdec-reports-and-guidance/code-practice-diagnosis-confirmation-death/

3.  Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.

www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/4/contents

4.  ‘The role of the Procurator Fiscal in the investigation of deaths’ - available via http://www.crownoffice.gov.uk/publications/deaths

Useful Links

An Ethical Framework for Controlled Donation after Circulatory Death:  UK Donation Ethics Committee
http://aomrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Ethical_framework_donation_circulatory_death_1211-3.pdf

Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020 - a UK strategy for organ donation and transplantation
http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/to2020/

A Donation and Transplantation Plan for Scotland 2013-2020 – a Scotland-specific plan to accompany the UK strategy
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/07/7461

Scottish Government Health Directorate Guidance on Legal Issues Relevant to Donation Following Cardiac Death (CMO Letters (2010)11)
www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/cmo/CMO(2010)11.pdf

Scottish Government Health Directorate Guidance on Legal Issues Relevant to Donation Following Cardiac Death (CMO Letter (2012)08)
www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/cmo/CMO(2012)08.pdf