#organ-shortage

#organ-shortage

Right now, about 7,000 people are awaiting a kidney transplant in the UK. According to NHS figures, in 2024/25 only 3,302 adult kidney transplants were performed. The charity Kidney Research UK states that just 32% of patients receive a transplant within a year of joining the waiting list and six people die every week while waiting. People who experience kidney failure need either lifelong dialysis or a transplant to survive.