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Written question asked by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 September 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 September 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 7 September 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 January 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Kidneys: Transplant Surgery

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people awaiting a kidney transplant who were not offered an operation because of (a) capacity and (b) safety concerns due to the covid-19 outbreak in each of the last six months.

Answer

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of kidney transplant centres closed, although four centres remained open throughout. Due to the different practices established across the United Kingdom and across organ groups with regards to waiting list management, it is not possible to give an accurate number for the number of patients who were suspended or did not receive an offer for a transplant.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
83816
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Kidneys Transplant surgery Coronavirus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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