§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many kidney transplants have been performed each year since 1979; and what was the waiting list for each of these years.
§ Mrs. CurrieAccording to information provided by the United Kingdom Transplant Service the number of cadaveric kidney transplant operations performed, and the numbers on the waiting list at 31 December during each of the years from 1979, were as follows:
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Transplants performed Waiting list at 31 December 1979 842 1,450 1980 988 1,734 1981 905 2,076 1982 1,033 2,250 1983 1,144 2,485 1984 1,433 2,533 1985 1,336 3,215 1986 11,493 3,224 1 Notified to date. Late notifications may necessitate minor revisions. The waiting list has continued to grow as increasing numbers of patients can be treated by transplant. We are concerned to see an expansion in the transplant programme, but this can be achieved only if more donor organs are made available.