Organ Donation
National Clinical Taskforce on Organ and Tissue Donation - Final Report
The Taskforce provided its final report to the government on 14th February 2008.
Final Report - Think Nationally, Act Locally (Volume 1 of 2) (PDF 5971 KB)
Introduction (PDF 785 KB)Part A: Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation in Australia - Chapter 1: Overview of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation (PDF 309 KB)
Chapter 2: Processes and Protocols (PDF 290 KB)
Chapter 3: Rates of Donation and Transplantation (PDF 3791 KB)
Part B: The Way Forward (PDF 799 KB)
Chapter 5: Recommendations and Rationale (PDF 533 KB)
Appendices (PDF 438 KB)
Final Report - Supporting Evidence (Volume 2 of 2) (PDF 2203 KB)
Introduction (PDF 269 KB)Chapter 1: National Clinical Taskforce on Organ and Tissue Donation (PDF 1294 KB)
Chapter 2: Summary of National Consultation Workshops (PDF 722 KB)
Chapter 3: Governance Reform and National Structure in the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Sector, July 2007 (PDF 112 KB)
Chapter 4: Mid-term Report for the Minister for Health and Ageing, July 2007 (PDF 166 KB)
Appendices (PDF 87 KB)
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