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Blood: Donors

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 May 2026UIN 2142

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many blood donors with the Ro subtype completed blood donations in the last 12 months.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need.

27,984 donors with Ro subtype blood completed at least one blood donation between 1 May 2025 and 30 April 2026. This data is from NHSBT’s Monthly Collections Dashboard, and was extracted on 20 May 2026.

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