The The UKT Liver Organ Sharing Principles set out a tiered allocation protocol designed to best meet the needs of patients requiring a liver transplant.
The suitability of the Principles is monitored by the UK Transplant Liver Advisory Group.
Detailed explanations of how patients are categorised and how the Principles are applied to different situations can be found here:
In addition to the organ allocation scheme for livers there are separate versions of National Protocols and Guidelines for liver transplantation in children and in adult patients which can be accessed below:
- Liver National Protocols and Guidelines
- National Standards for liver transplantation published by NSCAG (2005)
- National Liver Transplant Standards in pdf format (212kb)
- Liver Advisory Group
Due to the potential risk of recurrent disease or poor compliance leading to graft loss, clear guidelines have been laid down by United Kingdom Liver Advisory Group (LAG) for careful assessment of psychosocial and substance use factors for patients with a diagnosis of alcohol related liver disease (ALD):