Bone Marrow Transplants

HC Deb 25 January 1999 vol 324 cc112-4W

Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many registered bone marrow donors there are; [67134]

(2) what is the average cost of a bone marrow transplant; [67133]

(3) how many people are currently waiting for bone marrow transplants. [67135]

Mr. Hutton

According to the recently published "New NHS 1998 Reference Costs" the average unit cost of a bone marrow graft is £10,600.

There are approximately 381,000 potential bone marrow donors registered currently on the two bone marrow registers operating in England. The British bone marrow register holds around 91,000 names and the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust has approaching 290,000.

Figures for the number of people currently waiting for a bone marrow transplant are not kept centrally.