Six in 10 awaiting organ transplant in London are black or Asian as NHS appeals for donors

Healthcare workers connect a donor organ to a perfusion machine

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Six in ten London patients awaiting an organ transplant are black or Asian, according to new figures, as the NHS issued a fresh appeal for donors to come forward.

Data released by NHS Blood and Transplant (NBSBT) revealed that 62 per cent of people on a waiting list for an organ transplant in London were of black or Asian heritage as of March 2022.