§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many kidney transplants were performed in each year since 1990; [34011]
(2) how many patients were on waiting lists for kidney transplants in each year since 1990. [34010]
§ Mr. BoatengThis information is not collected centrally. However, I understand from the United Kingdom Transplant Support Services Authority that the figures are:
Cadaveric kidney transplants performed in the United Kingdom Year Number 1990 1,730 1991 1,621 1992 1,641 1993 1,571 1994 1,610 1995 1,645 1996 1,545 1997 1,535
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Patients on waiting lists for kidney transplants Year Number 1990 3,185 1991 3,504 1992 3,768 1993 3,949 1994 3,957 1995 4,068 1996 4,345 1997 4,460
§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the estimated survival time for a recipient of a kidney transplant. [34012]
§ Mr. BoatengThe United Kingdom Transplant Support Services Authority survival estimates for patients who have received a first cadaveric kidney transplant in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland are as follows:
- Survival
- 1 Year—92 per cent.
- 3 Years—86 per cent.
- 5 Years—80 per cent.
- 10 Years—63 per cent.
§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the current estimated costs of(a) a kidney transplant and (b) one year's kidney dialysis. [34013]
§ Mr. BoatengIn 1996 (the latest year available) the cost of a renal transplant operation varied between £10,000 and £15,000 with follow-up treatment costing around £3,000 per year.
In 1996 (the latest year available), the cost of hospital haemodialysis varied between £145 to £170 per session averaging £25,000 per patient per year. The cost of minimal care haemodialysis was in the region of £20,000 per year. The cost of home haemodialysis was about £1,200 per patient per month (about £15,000 per year) and the cost of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis was about £1,675 per month (about £20,000 per year).