▁consent ▁for ▁organ ▁don ation . ▁ ▁The ▁O D TF ▁carried ▁out ▁an ▁investigation ▁and ▁published ▁its ▁second ▁report ▁‘ The ▁potential ▁impact ▁of ▁an ▁opt ▁out ▁system ▁for ▁organ ▁don ation ▁in ▁the ▁UK ’ ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁▁ ▁This ▁report ▁provided ▁an ▁in - depth ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁potential ▁impact ▁of ▁changing ▁to ▁an ▁opt ▁out ▁system ▁of ▁consent ▁for ▁organ ▁don ation . ▁ ▁It ▁concluded ▁that ▁an ▁opt ▁out ▁system ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁implemented ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁at ▁the ▁current ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Task force ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁convin cing ▁evidence ▁that ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁opt ▁out ▁consent ▁would ▁deliver ▁significant ▁increases ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁don ated ▁org ans . ▁It ▁felt ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁system ▁has ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁don ation ▁as ▁a ▁gift , ▁to ▁er ode ▁trust ▁in ▁N HS ▁profession als ▁and ▁the ▁Government ▁and ▁neg atively ▁impact ▁on ▁organ ▁don ation ▁numbers . ▁It ▁concluded ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁consent ▁system ▁would ▁be ▁cost ly ▁to ▁implement . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁felt ▁that ▁an ▁opt ▁out ▁consent ▁system ▁would ▁dist ract ▁attention ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁systems ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁around ▁organ ▁don ation ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁improve ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁understanding ▁of ▁organ ▁don ation . ▁ ▁In ▁putting ▁together ▁the ▁report , ▁the ▁Task force ▁had ▁discuss ions ▁and ▁eng agement ▁with ▁academ ics , ▁health