Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether additional allocation priority should be available where there is clear medical evidence that kidney-failure-related valvular disease could cause a patient to lose their opportunity for transplantation in their waiting period.

The national Kidney Advisory Group, made up of clinicians and patients, advises on the allocation process to ensure it is equitable for all United Kingdom patients. There are no current plans to prioritise patients with valvular disease, although the group regularly reviews the available evidence and adjusts its recommendations accordingly. Further information is available at the following links:

https://nhsbtdbe.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-assets-corp/39530/nhsbt-kidney-annual-report-2025-26.pdf#page=111&zoom=100,72,113

https://nhsbtdbe.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-assets-corp/39493/pol186.pdf