§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people in the United Kingdom of Asian heritage have registered as organ donors; what percentage of the total this represents; and if he will make a statement; [3840]
(2) how many patients of Asian heritage are waiting for organ transplants; and what percentage of the total number of patients this represents. [3839]
§ Mr. HuttonThe National Health Service organ donor register does not provide any information on ethnicity.
The Department launched the South Asian community campaign in 1999 to recruit more donors from the community. The campaign involves a variety of community lead initiatives, using advertising in the broadcast media, press as well as public relations activities. This campaign has generated a great deal of interest—both in transplantation and in preventing the underlying causes of renal failure. The campaign is ongoing.
Patients on the national organ transplant waiting lists at centres in the United Kingdom is shown in the table.
necessary to deliver diagnosis and treatment within the agreed clinical standards set out in the National Service Frameworks.