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Kidney Diseases: Transplant Surgery

Commons · Question 6539 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the conclusions of the report entitled Transplant care in the UK: a patient perspective, published by Kidney Care UK in July 2024, if he will take steps to ensure that eligible ki

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 16 Oct 2024

NHS England’s Service Specification for Renal Transplantation identifies transplant as the optimal treatment option for patients with stage five chronic kidney disease (CKD 5) and mandates that all commissioned providers should assess the benefits and ris...