Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22664

Blood: Donors

Tabled: 8 January 2025

Answered: 14 January 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

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 tha

Answer

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 ab...

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