Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83781

Blood: Donors

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help find rare blood type donors.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is the organisation responsible for blood services in England. NHSBT works to find and encourage people with rare blood types to give blood to ensure blood of all types is available for patients when needed.In addition to ...
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