Blood: Donors

(asked on 10th June 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to raise awareness of the shortage of blood donors.


This question was answered on 23rd June 2015

Although blood stocks are currently in a healthy position, there is a continuing need for new donors to fill the gaps left by existing donors who are not able to give blood, particularly from those with blood types A, O and B - to ensure that there is the right mix of blood groups to match patients’ needs. As part of National Blood Week (8-14 June 2015), NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) launched the ‘Missing Type’ campaign highlighting the need for these blood types. NHSBT co-ordinates local and national awareness campaigns such as the ‘Missing Type’ campaign which are intended to motivate thousands of people to start donating blood, specifically targeted at encouraging younger people (aged 17-30) and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities to become blood donors.

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