Organ transplants fall in Scotland
- 20 July 2015
- From the section Scotland politics
The number of patients receiving organ transplants in Scotland has fallen by 9% to 360.
According to the NHS Blood and Transplant service, in the 12 months up to March this year there was an 8% fall in the number of deceased donors in Scotland to 98.
The number of living donors also fell to 81.
However, at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary there has been an increase in donations.
Public Health Minister Maureen Watt said lessons could be learned and replicated in other hospitals.
UK-wide the number of organ donations fell for the first time in 11 years with 224 fewer transplants.
