Written question asked by Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) on Thursday, 1 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 (named day). It was answered by Ashley Dalton (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Blood: Donors
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 48519 on Blood: Donors, what proportion of donors of (a) African heritage, (b) Caribbean heritage, (c) mixed white and African heritage, (d) mixed backgrounds and (e) white backgrounds had their donations deferred due to low haemoglobin levels in the last twelve months.
- Answer
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NHS Blood and Transplant is responsible for blood donation in England. From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, the most recent data available, 23.93% of donors with black African heritage, 18.44% of donors of Black Caribbean heritage, 13.60% of donors of mixed white and black African heritage, 11.75% of donors of mixed backgrounds, and 9.38% of donors of white background had their donations deferred due to low haemoglobin levels.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 49787
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
- Subjects
- Blood Donors Ethnic groups
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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