Transplant Surgery: Kidneys

Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time is for kidney transplant operations in (a) Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust and (b) London NHS trusts.

Ann Keen
The average waiting time for a kidney transplant in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge primary care trusts (PCTs) is shown in the following table:

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|Area                                                                                                      |Number in analysis|Median waiting time (days)|
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|Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge PCTs                                                         |202               |340                       |
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|London Strategic Health Authority (SHA)                                                                   |3,593             |242                       |
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|Note:These figures are based on actual kidney transplants. They are all first graft, elective transplants.|                  |                          |
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