DOCTORS believe there is a consensus on an opt-out system for organ transplants in Scotland and aim to prove it to the Scottish Government.

Campaigners warned patients would die after the government decided to shelve the introduction of an opt-out system, which presumes that those who have died have consented to give their organs as a default position.

BMA Scotland has said that a campaign in its infancy will provide the Scottish Government with evidence that there is widespread agreement that opt-out is the way to go.

After just a few weeks, organisations that have lent their logos to support their opt-out campaign include British Heart Foundation Scotland, Cystic Fibrosis Trust 2013, Kidney Research UK, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the South East Scotland Kidney Patients Association.

BMA Scotland wants a soft opt-out where family would be asked if they were aware of any unregistered objection to organ donation.

Gail Grant of BMA Scotland said: "We are working to build that body of support, to give the politicians, to give policymakers the confidence that there is a body of support for this measure. We are going to work closely with organisations like the British Heart Foundation so that we can form a loose coalition of organisations that have the same view."

Wales became the first country in the UK where people will be presumed to have consented for their organs to be donated unless they opt out. It is due to come into force in 2015.