Key Phrases: 1. Transplant operations [are carried out at specialist transplant units. They] are never split across more than one unit. An operation takes place at 1 Unit. 2. Each unit is based at one hospital only A unit can only be in 1 hospital 3. Specialises in one type of transplantation A unit has 1 specialisation 4. A unit can transplant the other types of organ which lie outside of its area of expertise. A unit does not specifically have to transplant it's specialisation 5. Some hospitals host more than one transplant unit. However some do not have a transplant unit. A hospital can have 0, 1 or many transplant units. - **Transplant Operation**: - Involves a **Donor** [1:1] and a **Patient** [1:1]. - Encompasses one or more **Organs** [1:M]. - **Donor**: - May be associated with one or more **Transplant Operations** [1:M]. - **Patient**: - May be associated with one or more **Transplant Operations** [1:M]. - **Organ**: - Is involved in one or more **Transplant Operations** [M:1]. - **Specialist Transplant Unit**: - Is tied to one **Hospital** [1:1]. - Specialises in one type of **Organ** transplantation [o:1]. - Can handle other types of **Organ** transplants outside its specialization [o:M]. - **Hospital**: - Can host one or more **Specialist Transplant Units** [1:M]. - Not all hospitals have a **Transplant Unit** [o:1]. `Hospital` -|---o-< `TransplantUnit` - One hospital can have 0, 1 or many Units. - A unit must have a hospital, and only 1.