BBC News - Organ transplants hit record high in UK: "record 3,706 organ transplants took place in the UK last year, an increase of 5% on the previous 12 months.
But NHS Blood and Transplant said there was still a long waiting list, with three people a day dying because of a lack of a suitable organ.
The refusal of relatives to allow donation often remains a key obstacle.
The doctors' union, the BMA, renewed its call for presumed consent, where all people are assumed to be willing to donate unless they choose to opt out.
There has been a steady increase in the number of organ donations in the past decade, and in 2008 a concerted effort began to boost the UK's rate, which lags behind those in most other European countries.
Many hospitals now have specialist nurses and transplant co-ordinators, and new systems which help identify potential donors and allow for an approach to families when death becomes likely.
The number of deceased donors reached 959 last year - some donating several organs - and there were 1,061 living donations."
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