Liver transplant units
In the UK there are the following Liver Transplant Units for adults:
Birmingham
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Birmingham
B15 2TH
Telephone: 01214 721311
Web: Liver Unit, Birmingham
Cambridge
Addenbrooke’s Hospital,
Cambridge
CB2 2QQ
Telephone: 01223 245151
Web: Liver Unit, Addenbrooke' s
Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary,
Lauriston Place,
Edinburgh
EH3 9YW
Telephone: 01315 361000
Web: Liver Unit, Royal Infirmary
Leeds
St James’ University Hospital,
Beckett Street,
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Telephone: 01132 433144
Web: Liver Unit, St.James' University Hospital
London
King’s College Hospital,
Denmark Hill,
London
SE5 9RS
Telephone: 02032 999000
Web: Liver Unit, King's College
Royal Free Hospital,
Pond Street,
London
NW3 2QG
Telephone: 02077 940500
Web: Liver Unit, Royal Free
Newcastle
Freeman Hospital,
Freeman Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
Telephone: 01912 336161
Web: Liver Unit, Freeman Hospital
Some useful internet sites on transplantation are as follows:
UK Transplant
has a a UK-wide remit, and a key role is to ensure that donated organs are matched and allocated in a fair and unbiased way. The total transplants from 1996 to 2005 is 6628. The current rate for liver transplants functioning well after a year is 87%.
www.uktransplant.org.uk
The British Organ Donor Society or "BODY"
is a national charity which covers all issues related to organ transplantation in the UK
www.argonet.co.uk/body
ABC of diseases of liver, pancreas, and biliary system
Transplantation of the liver and pancreas
K R Prasad and J P A Lodge BMJ 2001; 322: 845-847
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/322/7290/845