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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people normally resident in Northern Ireland have been assessed and accepted for (a) heart, (b) lung and (c) heart and lung transplant waiting lists in each of the last three years; how many have received transplants; and how many have died whilst waiting for transplantation. [216666] Angela Smith: Information on the number of people normally resident in Northern Ireland who have been assessed and accepted for heart, lung and heart and lung transplant waiting lists and the number of people who have died whilst waiting for heart, lung and heart and lung transplantation in each of the last three years is not available. Information on the number of people normally resident in Northern Ireland who have received heart, lung and heart and lung transplants in each of the last three years is provided in the following table: Number who received transplants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 January 2002 to 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2002 31 December 2003 31 December 2004 (a) Heart transplants 4 2 8 (b) Lung transplants 3 3 1 (c) Combined heart and lung -- 1 2 transplants _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

216666; 431 c628W;431 c624W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Death Heart diseases Patients Northern Ireland Waiting lists Transplant surgery Respiratory diseases

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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