Blood donation rules to be updated to remove discriminatory criteria
Blood donation rules to be updated to remove discriminatory criteria
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Today the Department of Health and Social Care have confirmed that the question; ‘In the last three months, have you had sex with someone who may ever have had sex in parts of the world where HIV/AIDS is very common’, will finally be removed from blood donor screening forms. The change brings England in line with Scotland and Wales who have also recently removed such a screening criteria, following updated scientific guidance and expert evidence.