NAT Welcome Review of Blood Donor Bans

Publication date

Thursday, March 12, 2009

National Blood Service to Review Blood Donor Bans

The National Blood Service has announced plans to conduct a review of policies governing exclusion and deferral from blood donation.

NAT Welcomes lifting of US Travel Ban

Publication date

Monday, November 2, 2009

President Barack Obama has announced that the 22 year old ban on allowing people living with HIV into the United States will be lifted. HIV infection will be officially removed from the definition of communicable diseases of public health significance as of January 1st, 2010.

NAT Welcomes lifting of US Travel Ban

Publication date

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The 22 year old ban on allowing people living with HIV into the United States has been lifted. HIV infection has now been officially removed from the definition of communicable diseases of public health significance.

Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust) said;

HIV charities welcome the lifting of lifetime ban on gay men donating blood.

Publication date

Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Government announced today that the rules on gay men* donating blood will change from a lifetime ban to a 12 month deferral period. This decision follows a review of the current policies around exclusion and deferral from blood donation by the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO).

NAT comments - lifetime ban on gay men donating blood in Northern Ireland is 'irrational'.

Publication date

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

NAT welcomes Friday's ruling in the High Court of Belfast that the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood in Northern Ireland is 'irrational'.

Northern Ireland has been out of step with the rest of the UK on this issue for two years, with England, Scotland and Wales overturning the lifetime ban in 2011 in the face of scientific evidence.