Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 196892

Stem Cells: Donors

Tabled: 1 September 2023
Answered: 8 September 2023

Question

Dan Carden

LabourLiverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage more people aged 16-30 to join the stem cell register and (b) raise awareness of the need for stem cell donors from BAME communities.

Answer

Neil O'Brien
The Department’s Stem Cell Programme is providing £2.4 million of funding to Anthony Nolan and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) for a three-year targeted stem cell donor recruitment campaign. The approach focuses on recruiting donors most likely to donate...

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