Written question asked by Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 8 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 March 2001. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he plans to organise his Department's transplant co-ordinator resource; and what role he plans for UK Transplant in this process.

Answer: Dr. Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he plans to organise his Department's transplant co-ordinator resource; and what role he plans for UK Transplant in this process. [153476] Mr. Denham: Transplant co-ordinators are employed by individual national health service trusts, not by the Department. One of the key recommendations in the quinquennial review report of United Kingdom transplant support service authority (as it was) published in February 2000 was that the special health authority should be given responsibility, among other things, for co-ordination of transplant co-ordinator services on a national basis. UK Transplant has prepared a business case for taking action forward in this area. The business case is currently under consideration within the Department. In the interim, a transplant co-ordinators advisory group has been established by UK Transplant to begin to deliver the recommendations of the review.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 365 c98W; 153476
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Advisory bodies Health authorities Managers NHS trusts Transplant surgery United Kingdom Transplant
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk