Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87962
Blood: Donors
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS Blood and Transplant donor exclusion policies (a) reflect up-to-date medical evidence and (b) do not unnecessarily restrict donor participatio
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedNHS Blood and Transplant’s (NHSBT) donor selection criteria are based on advice provided by the Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services’ Professional Advisory Committee (JPAC). JPAC regularly reviews its guidelines ...
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