New Start is an independent registered charity that supports patients and staff in the transplantation programme for heart and lung transplants at Wythenshawe Hospital, which is one of only 5 Heart and Lung Transplant Centres in the UK.
The Transplant Centre performs an average of 60 heart and/or lung transplants each year, for adults listed on the active heart and/or lung transplant waiting list due to the severity of their heart or lung condition, and also cares for adults living with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) due to the severity of their cardiac condition.