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