Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 70808

Blood: Donors

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum age for first-time blood donors.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England, and blood donor selection guidelines are prepared by the Joint United Kingdom Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee (JPAC), with...

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