Organ Donation

Potential donor audit

The national Potential Donor Audit (PDA) commenced in 2003 as part of a series of measures to improve organ donation. The principal aim of this audit was to determine the potential number of solid organ donors in the UK.

The data collection was revised in October 2009, which changed some of the wording of the questions being asked, to aid clarity, and the definitions of terms used. This new data collection also provides more reasons for why particular patients did not become solid organ donors.

The new PDA collects information on patient deaths in ICUs and emergency departments but excludes cardiothoracic ICUs. Patients aged 76 years or over are also excluded from the national audit criteria.

• PDA annual report 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012
• Hospital Trust/ Health Board rates from the PDA - 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012
• Further information on the PDA is presented in the Transplant Activity Report

Archived Documents

• PDA annual report 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011
• Hospital Trust/ Health Board rates from the PDA - 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011