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Blood: Donors

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 January 2025UIN 22664

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) times blood donors have been advised in advance of delays to their NHS Blood and Transplant donor session and (b) the number of donors that have been turned away by NHS Blood and Transplant after arriving later than their scheduled appointment time after having been advised about delays to their donor session in the last twelve months.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

NHS Blood and Transplant does not advise donors in advance of delays to blood donation sessions. Delays are generally only known on the day of the session, and are usually the result of sessions running over, staff shortages, for instance from sickness absence, or logistics, for instance from vehicle failure or venue issues.

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