CLDF
Cookies Policy

We use cookies on this website to enable you to get the best experience. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive cookies. To find out more about what we use cookies for, or to find out how to change your settings, please read our cookie policy.

Home Information Medical stuff Liver transplant

Liver Transplant

Liver transplantation is considered for children with chronic liver disease when other forms of treatment are ineffective or when a child no longer has a good quality of life.  Transplant may also be necessary for children with acute liver disease.

Some facts about liver transplantation in children

  • Every year approximately 100 children will receive a liver transplant in the UK
  • A significant number of babies requiring a liver transplant under the age of one will have biliary atresia
  • The five year survival for elective liver transplantation is approximately 85% in the UK
  • Children who undergo a liver transplant will require monitoring and daily medication for the rest of their lives to prevent them from rejecting their new liver – transplant is not a cure, it is a treatment programme


 
Download CLDF's leaflet on liver transplantation.

Order a copy
There are three specialist children's liver units in the UK offering liver transplantation:

The transplant team consists of a large number of experienced individuals and includes doctors, nurses, surgeons, anaesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, transplant coordinators, dietitians, social workers, play therapists, psychologists etc. 

The aim in offering liver transplantation is to provide your child with an improved quality of life and for many children it is life saving.

Join the organ donor register

There is always the need to increase the number of organs available for liver transplantation, particularly in children. 


If you would like to find out more information about organ donation in the UK or how you can register to be an organ donor, visit the NHS organ donation website.

It is recommended that you talk to your family and tell them your wishes.

British Transplant Games

If your child has had a transplant and is interested in taking part in the British Transplant Games, find out more at britishtransplantgames.co.uk

Patient information

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has updated its advice on the prescribing and dispensing of oral tacrolimus products for transplant patients. Please use the links below to download further information.