Coronavirus pressures 'put organ transplants at risk'
Ana-Rose has lived with hepatitis almost her entire life and is waiting for a liver transplant
"When I hear from other countries who have been at the centre of this Covid pandemic, they have got to the point where no transplant is possible in certain regions at all."But we are working very hard to keep organ donation and transplant open for as long as possible, accepting the safety of our patients is paramount."Both donors and recipients need that high level of care, so fewer potential donor families are being approached.
Now aged 29, Ana-Rose has lived with hepatitis almost her entire life after contracting it as a baby. "I feel like it's patients that are already on the transplant list, patients waiting for other operations, we have just been swept aside."They are trying to make it safe for us but we are still terrified of going into hospital.Vanessa Hebditch, director of policy at the British Liver Trust, says this is a very worrying time for everyone.
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