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Transplant Surgery

Volume 459: debated on Wednesday 25 April 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth of 29 March 2007, Official Report, column 1797W, on transplant surgery, if she will break down the figures for those awaiting organ transplant in each year since 1997 by the type of organ they are waiting to receive. (133053)

The following table shows the numbers of patients listed (including those temporarily suspended) as at the end of each of the last 10 years.

Organ

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Kidney

5,534

5,631

5,835

6,028

6,107

6,308

6,447

6,833

7,126

7,941

Pancreas

4

9

9

28

29

43

41

61

84

97

Kidney/pancreas

63

62

69

98

116

111

111

132

130

217

Heart

305

275

264

156

113

99

104

113

102

88

Lung(s)

227

204

205

205

243

267

267

275

263

275

Heart/lungs

140

123

127

109

74

76

59

53

42

38

Liver

184

203

167

155

160

168

249

258

364

334

Total

6,457

6,507

6,676

6,779

6,842

7,072

7,278

7,725

8,111

8,990