Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108632

Blood: Donors

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of blood donation events.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. In the last financial year, NHSBT delivered over 700 donor recruitment events, resulting in 17,000 new registrations and more than 8,000 blood donation appointments booked. Cur...

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