There is no doubt that most of the people endorse organ donation, but how many actually come forward to register themselves for the same, reveals a different picture. Against 90% of the population support organ donation, there are mere 29% registered donors. Why this wide difference? Is it suggesting that there is dire need to bring in concrete reform? Perhaps yes.

A recent case of 42-year-old Fiona might make others think that a significant number of people are dying after waiting too long for organ donors. It was 2009 when she got placed in waiting list after being diagnosed with a genetic condition, auto-immune hepatitis, and now she has no option but to bear the pain. Though there are not many chances for her survival, if in case she gets a donor, then things might change in her life. The lady is told to have written to David Cameron also, but is still waiting for response.

Even doctors and nurses are told to ask family members of any died patient for organ donation; such is the situation in the UK now. Perhaps that's why many doctors even feel embarrass to even approach such grief-stricken families, and that's why so less number of people are getting registered for organ donation.

Though Gordon Brown, when he was Prime Minister, tried to legalize presumed consent, strong opposition from Muslim and Catholic groups dissolved the issue. There is dire need for government's intervention which could change the face of organ donation.

If reports from the NHS Blood Transplant Organ Donation and Transplantation Directorate are to be referred, there are nearly 6,920 waiting in 2009 with a significant proportion on dialysis. This is not just costing to patients, but the NHS is having huge financial burden on shoulders.

There are thousands of patients dying every year, and the Government is still mulling to address the long running issue.