Donor warning
Waiting lists for transplants could more than double unless numbers of donor organs increase dramatically, a leading surgeon warned. Neil Parrott, of Manchester Royal Infirmary, said not enough people carried donor cards and there could soon be a list of more than 5,000 patients in danger.
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