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Congratulating NHS Golden Jubilee Hospital for performing the most heart transplants in the UK

  • Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S7M-00839

That the Parliament congratulates NHS Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank on performing the highest number of adult heart transplants in the UK during the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026; notes that the Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service (SNAHFS), based at the hospital, carried out 40 life-saving heart transplants during this period; recognises the skill, dedication and compassion of the multidisciplinary team involved in delivering transplant services, including surgeons, cardiologists, nurses, transplant coordinators and support staff; acknowledges the life-changing impact that organ transplantation has on patients and their families; pays tribute to the generosity of organ donors and their loved ones, whose selfless decisions make transplantation possible; notes that almost 600 patients have benefited from Scotland’s national heart transplant service since the first heart transplant was carried out in Scotland in 1992; recognises NHS Golden Jubilee’s role as Scotland’s national heart transplant centre; and encourages continued action to raise public awareness of the importance of organ donation and discussions with family members about donation decisions.


Supported by: Paul Sweeney