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| Heart unit suspends transplants | Heart unit suspends transplants |
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| Heart transplants in Scotland have been suspended "for several weeks" after an increase in patient deaths. | Heart transplants in Scotland have been suspended "for several weeks" after an increase in patient deaths. |
| Operations at the Scottish National Heart Transplant Unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary have been stopped while independent experts carry out a review. | Operations at the Scottish National Heart Transplant Unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary have been stopped while independent experts carry out a review. |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said four of the 11 patients who had transplants this year died within 30 days. | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said four of the 11 patients who had transplants this year died within 30 days. |
| While the review is taking place Scottish patients will be switched to a waiting list in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | While the review is taking place Scottish patients will be switched to a waiting list in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. |
| A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: "This means that those who are on the Scottish waiting list will not be denied the chance of a new heart while transplant operations are suspended in Glasgow. | A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: "This means that those who are on the Scottish waiting list will not be denied the chance of a new heart while transplant operations are suspended in Glasgow. |
| "We have already contacted the patients on the waiting list to let them know of this temporary arrangement." | "We have already contacted the patients on the waiting list to let them know of this temporary arrangement." |
| The UK average death rate of transplant patients within 30 days is about 13%. In Scotland, it currently stands at 36%. | |
| Clinical and technical experts are expected to begin their review in early January. | |
| It is expected to take with several weeks. | It is expected to take with several weeks. |