HC Deb 05 December 1988 vol 143 cc86-7W
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson

To 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. Currie

The 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:

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:

Year Kidneys
1983 1,144
1984 1,443
1985 1,336
1986 1,493
1987 1,485
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.

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