If You Don't Know - Why are black people waiting longer for organs?

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Black people who need a transplant wait up to six months longer than other patients, according to a new NHS report. Winnie Andango from NHS Blood and Transplant stops by to explain why and tells us what can be done to change things.

And we meet the Hutchinson family - 22-year-old footballer Shae has had two kidney transplants, his mum Sarah is waiting for one and his uncle Simon donated one of his kidneys to a stranger.

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Presenters: De-Graft Mensah and Cherry Wilson
Researchers: Paige Neal-Holder, Khadra Salad and Kesewaa Browne
Sound: Philip Bull, Alison Gee and Dave O’Neill
Editor: Alison Gee

Published on Wednesday, 11th January 2023.

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