Today is Tuesday 06 February 2001
 
 

Welcome to UKTSSA

A Special Health Authority working within the NHS to support Transplant Units throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Our main functions are:
- matching and allocation of organs to waiting patients
- maintaining waiting lists and patient data
monitoring the outcome of all transplants
- maintaining and analysing the National Transplant Database of all donors and recipients to inform clinical practice
- providing information about transplantation
- maintaining the NHS Organ Donor Register

On this site you can find information on all these aspects. later we hope to add more links to other related sites, both in the UK and overseas.

Latest Information Update:
UK Transplant's statement on the Alder Hey Inquiry Report
( 01-feb-2001 )

Web links
About the Organ Donor Register
How to get a Donor Card
Related web sites



So far this year, in the UK


228 people have received transplants
There have been 77 Organ Donors
But there are still 5689 people waiting for transplants.

Click here to find out how to register on the NHS Organ Donor Register.