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Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the minimum iron level required to donate blood.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Dec 2024
Target answer date
11 Dec 2024
Answer
16 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the minimum iron level required to donate blood.

  2. 11 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) tests for haemoglobin levels rather than iron levels ahead of blood donation. If the test shows that the haemoglobin is low, the donor is deferred and information is provided on how they can increase haemoglobin levels thr...

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