NHS sounds alarm after drop in donor numbers post-pandemic

THE NHS transplant waiting list has hit a record high thanks to a drop in donors since the Covid pandemic.

- BY MARTIN BAGOT Health Editor

There were 8,096 patients, including 276 children, on the active transplant waiting list as of March this year.

A further 3,883 people on the list are temporarily suspended, mainly because they are now too unwell for a transplant.

It means almost 12,000 people are living in daily uncertainty, unsure if they will get the organ they need in time.

NHS Blood and Transplant’s Anthony Clarkson said: “We are facing an incredibly concerning situation where more people than ever are waiting for transplants but fewer donations are taking place.