Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been suspended from the NHS Blood and Transplant active transplant list for (a) less than one month, (b) one to three months, (c) four to six months, (d) seven to 12 months and (e) more than 12 months.

Patients can be suspended from the organ donation transplant waiting list for varying reasons, including a deteriorating condition, safety in relation to COVID-19 or transfer to a different transplant centre due to relocating or capacity issues as a result of the pandemic.

As of 13 May 2021, there were 4,264 patients on the suspended waiting list. Numbers by length of time patients were suspended is shown in the following table:

Source: NHS Blood and Transplant