Organ and tissue donation - opt-out system: five year monitoring and evaluation plan

Five year monitoring and evaluation plan of the organ and tissue donation opt-out system, as stipulated by the The Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Act 2019.


Proposed Timeline

Table B presents a proposed timeline for the monitoring and evaluation of impacts of the implementation of the Act, with suggested time points at which data and information about areas of activity should be collected. This is a working plan, and therefore will be adjusted according to business planning, budget, staff capacity, data availability, and business planning. Decisions are still to be made about future reporting.

Table B: Proposed Timeline of Monitoring and Evaluation Activities
Strand Information Source Baseline Act Implementation

Short term

1-2 years post

Medium Term

3-4 years post

Long Term

5 years post

(until Feb 2020) March 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Public Attitudes Public Attitudes Survey        
Marketing Campaign Surveys*  
Workforce Qualitative research with NHS Scotland staff        
Confidence Rating Surveys with NHS Scotland Staff        
Monitoring Data Organ Donation Data
Tissue Donation Data
Organ Donation Register data
Strand Information Source Baseline Act Implementation

Short term

1-2 years post

Medium Term

3-4 years post

Long Term

5 years post

(until Feb 2020) March 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Implementation (and potentially ongoing) activities The activities below offer information to contextualise potential impact, not data against which to measure impact.
Media marketing campaign*
Engagement with partners and stakeholders*        
Training aimed at NHS Scotland staff involved in donation processes*        
Routine, informal support offered to donor families by SNODs. The specifics of monitoring of this activity is still to be decided.              

* The specifics of these activities are still to be decided, according to business planning and future budgets

√ Boxes are marked with a tick to indicate that a particular information source serves as an indicator for a particular outcome of the Act. 

Contact

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