Sir, – To clarify my letter (May 10th), while there are approximately 600 eligible organ recipients, the number of living donor related kidney transplants is roughly 80 patients, who are fully worked up and ready for transplant. They currently have to wait up to four years. This issue is being addressed by the transplant service in Ireland, which ranks favourably compared to other countries.
Furthermore, aspergillus is now no longer a major problem in the hospital. However, the current situation regarding waiting lists is clearly less than satisfactory. – Yours, etc,
Dr PAUL MacMULLAN,
Medical Registrar,
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Beaumont Hospital,
Dublin 9.