FoI Number
2023-063
Subject
Heart and Lung Transplants
Date Received
03/05/2023
Request and Response

1. In this health board, what has been the average waiting time for a lung transplant in the financial year 2023/24 so far? This would include patients who are currently waiting and patients who have already been seen. Please also provide data for 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19.

2. In this health board, what has been the longest waiting time for a lung transplant in the financial year 2023/24 so far? This would include patients who are currently waiting and patients who have already been seen. Please also provide data for 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19.

3. In this health board, what has been the average waiting time for a heart transplant in the financial year 2023/24 so far? This would include patients who are currently waiting and patients who have already been seen. Please also provide data for 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19.

4. In this health board, what has been the longest waiting time for a heart transplant in the financial year 2023/24 so far? This would include patients who are currently waiting and patients who have already been seen. Please also provide data for 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19.

Neither lung transplants, nor heart transplants are carried out in NHS Shetland.