§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients died in each year from 1995 to 2000 while on the waiting list for(a) heart, (b) heart and lung, (c) lung and (d) liver transplants; [10960]
(2) how many people are awaiting a (a) kidney transplant, (b) heart transplant, (c) heart and lung transplant, (d) lung transplant and (e) liver transplant; and if he will make a statement on the shortfall in organs available for transplant; [10959]
(3) how many organ transplants were carried out in the last five years for which figures are available. [10760]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is in the tables.
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Thoracic and liver patients who died while on the active waiting list in the UK from 1995 to 2000 by organ and year of death Organ 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Heart 55 57 59 55 54 37 Heart/lung 32 39 32 22 26 42 Lung 50 50 54 66 71 49 Liver 50 50 62 74 76 65 Total 187 196 207 217 227 193
Solid organ waiting list in the UK as of 21 October 2001 by organ and status Organ Active Suspended Total Kidney 4.779 1,263 6,042 Kidney/pancreas 104 29 133 Pancreas 11 21 32 Heart 106 11 117 Heart/lung 77 2 79 Lung 232 2 234 Liver 151 2 153 Total 5,460 1,330 6,790
Solid organ transplants in the UK from 1996 to 2000 by organ and year of transplant Organ 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total Kidney 1,682 1,666 1,581 1,581 1,670 8,180 Kidney/pancreas 19 21 22 31 32 125 Pancreas 3 9 0 3 0 15 Heart 276 264 261 227 204 1,232 Heart/lung 50 43 51 49 33 226 Lung 116 103 88 100 98 515 Liver 617 659 651 679 665 3,271 Other Multi-organ 24 14 19 15 6 78 Total 2,787 2,779 2,673 2,695 2,708 13,642