Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88337
Blood: Donors
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what demographic data his Department considered when choosing blood donation centres to pilot the post donation testing for advanced Hb assessment.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedNHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT’s post donation testing feasibility study will assess if an analyser-based blood count, including a haemoglobin (Hb) assessment, can be used to assess a whole blood dono...
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