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Blood: Donors

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 67972

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of routinely publishing data on (a) blood donations and (b) donation deferrals.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England.

NHSBT does not routinely publish data on blood donation or donation deferrals, however it agrees that there is merit in publishing this data routinely and is considering doing so on an annual basis.

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