§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) adults and (b) children are currently registered for an organ transplant in (i) St. Helens and (ii) Merseyside. [142904]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested in shown in the following tables.
Patients over 18 resident in St. Helen's and Merseyside registered (active and suspended) on the national organ transplant list, as at 10 December 2003 Organ St. Helen's Merseyside Kidney 25 80 Pancreas 1 4 Kidney/pancreas 1 5 Lung 2 5 Heart/lung — 1 Total 29 98
Patients under 18 resident in St. Helen's and Merseyside registered (active and suspended) on the national organ transplant list, as at 10 December 2003 Organ St. Helen's Merseyside Kidney — 3 Pancreas — — Kidney/pancreas — — Lung — — Heart/lung — — Total 3 Notes:
1. St. Helen's is taken as the former St. Helens and Knowsley Health Authority.
2. Merseyside is taken as all other postcode with prefix 'L'.
Source:
UK Transplant.