§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) liver and (b) heart transplants were carried out by the NHS in each year since 1979. [10908]
§ Mr. BoatengThe table shows the number of transplants performed in the NHS each year from and including 1979, excluding transplant operations performed privately in NHS hospitals.
Year Livers Hearts 1979 7 — 1980 7 — 1981 12 1 1982 15 — 1983 9 1 1984 32 3 1985 55 89 1986 117 175 1987 153 213 1988 214 246 1989 274 262 1990 332 287 1991 373 250 1992 465 303 1993 521 290 1994 592 302 1995 643 307 1996 606 268 Source:
United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority (UKTSSA).