How many heart transplant operations were carried out at the Scottish Heart Transplant Unit in Glasgow in 2001 and what the target is for c…

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 24 Jan 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many heart transplant operations were carried out at the Scottish Heart Transplant Unit in Glasgow in 2001 and what the target is for carrying out heart transplant operations at the unit in 2002.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 Feb 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

Six heart transplants have been carried out at the Scottish Heart Transplant Unit in Glasgow since the full service resumed on 3 September 2001. The target for the period 3 September 2001 to 31 March 2002 is 10.Under present arrangements, the unit is expected to perform 30 heart transplants in a full year, but there are likely to be variations due to the availability of donor organs.

In the Official Report

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