New figures reveal 66 Herts residents and 58 people in Essex have died waiting for a transplant in the past five years.There are 177 people in Essex currently waiting for a donor organ and 166 on the list across the border in Herts.Across the UK in 2014/15, the number of people donating organs fell for the first time in 11 years.NHS Blood and Transplant highlighted the figures in its annual Transplant Activity Report, which details organ donation and transplantation across the UK. On average,...
