Young people wait four times longer for liver transplants

Young people wait four times longer for liver transplants The system for allocating most liver transplants on the NHS is causing younger patients to wait longer for surgery, figures show.

There is a shortage of liver donors, so a computer algorithm decides who to prioritise on the waiting list.

Younger people are currently waiting 156 days longer on average for a transplant than patients over 60.

But NHS Blood and Transplant (NHS BT) says difficult decisions have to be made and the system is saving lives. BBC News