§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the latest figures for organ transplants in the United Kingdom, organ by organ; and what has been the variation in availability of organs over the past five years.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe latest figures provided by the United Kingdom Transplant Service of organ transplants in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1988 to 25 November 1988 are as follows:
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Organs Kidneys 1,500 Hearts 255 Heart/Lung 93
Organs Lungs 16 Livers 219 Corneas 11,336 1 Estimated figure. It is not possible to give precise figures for the variation in availability of organs. However, the number of kidney transplants roughly reflect the variation in donor organ availability. The full-year figures for kidney transplants for the last five years were:
From January 1989, health authorities will be asked to audit all deaths in intensive care in order to assess the number of potential organ donors.
Year Kidneys 1983 1,144 1984 1,443 1985 1,336 1986 1,493 1987 1,485