Kidneys: Transplant Surgery
Commons · Question 28482 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the NHS is of (a) surgery to transplant a kidney and (b) medication for a year for a kidney transplant recipient.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 24 Feb 2025
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for transplant services across the United Kingdom. Transplants represent a cost-efficient treatment and in the case of kidneys is a cost saving to the National Health Service.The following table shows the es...