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Kidneys: Transplant Surgery

Commons · Question 100852 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people currently on a waiting list for a kidney transplant.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 5 Jan 2026

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for organ donation in the United Kingdom. It also manages the NHS Organ Donor Register and national transplant waiting list.As of 17 December 2025, there were 7,119 patients registered as active on the kidne...