Nearly 100 people in Surrey waiting for an organ transplant
Latest stats show 95 people in Surrey are currently on the active transplant waiting list as of 31 March 2025
In new figures released this morning (9 July), more people than ever before are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the UK, including 95 people in Surrey.
The figures, released by NHS Blood and Transplant, reveal the stark reality that 8,096 patients in the UK were on the active transplant waiting list as of 31 March 2025.
With donor and transplant numbers having fallen, the number of people facing a life-or-death wait for an organ is at an all-time high.
The figures released also draw attention to the fact that there are fewer transplants taking place across the UK
Last year saw over 100 fewer deceased organ donors nationally, resulting in a 2% drop in life-saving transplants compared to the previous year.
In the South East of England, 575 people received an organ transplant last year compared to 594 the year before.
Consent/authorisation rates for organ donations across the UK remains low at 59%, meanwhile a total of 173 families overruled their relative’s registered or expressed decision to donate.Â
"Someone will die today waiting for a transplant"
The NHS Director of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Anthony Clarkson, is urging people to take action by registering their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register and speaking to relatives about it.
He said "We are facing an incredibly concerning situation where more people than ever are waiting for transplants, but fewer donations are taking place. Tragically, someone will die today waiting for a transplant and we urgently need more people to register their decision to donate and to have these vital conversations with their families."