The National Management Committee decided that a minimum interval of 12 weeks between donations for male donors would be accepted as a national standard. Read more about The National Management Committee decided that a minimum interval of 12 weeks between donations for male donors would be accepted as a national standard.
According to Dr Morris McClelland's evidence, the closure of factories in Northern Ireland had an adverse impact on donor recruitment. Read more about According to Dr Morris McClelland's evidence, the closure of factories in Northern Ireland had an adverse impact on donor recruitment.
At a meeting of regional transfusion service donor organisers and donor services managers, Mairi Thornton described the Scottish experience of lowering the donor age limit as an unqualified success. Read more about At a meeting of regional transfusion service donor organisers and donor services managers, Mairi Thornton described the Scottish experience of lowering the donor age limit as an unqualified success.
In a regional transfusion directors meeting, Dr Harold Gunson commented that the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service were looking at the possibility of recruiting donors from the age of 17. Read more about In a regional transfusion directors meeting, Dr Harold Gunson commented that the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service were looking at the possibility of recruiting donors from the age of 17.
England and Wales adopted the policy of allowing donors past retirement age to continue to give blood for up to five more years if they had given blood at least four times in the previous five years, including once in the previous twelve months. Read more about England and Wales adopted the policy of allowing donors past retirement age to continue to give blood for up to five more years if they had given blood at least four times in the previous five years, including once in the previous twelve months.
The North West and North East Thames Regional Transfusion Centres had agreed that if donors past retirement age had given blood at least four times in the previous five years, including once in the previous twelve months, they could continue to give blood for up to five more years. Read more about The North West and North East Thames Regional Transfusion Centres had agreed that if donors past retirement age had given blood at least four times in the previous five years, including once in the previous twelve months, they could continue to give blood for up to five more years.
The director of the North London Blood Transfusion Centre wrote to colleagues anticipating that a pamphlet on AIDS would soon be available, but that in the meantime "there must be no questioning of donors about their private lives". Read more about The director of the North London Blood Transfusion Centre wrote to colleagues anticipating that a pamphlet on AIDS would soon be available, but that in the meantime "there must be no questioning of donors about their private lives".
South East Scotland abandoned the practice of taking potentially infected donations and marking them for review without telling the donor. Read more about South East Scotland abandoned the practice of taking potentially infected donations and marking them for review without telling the donor.
Donor staff in South East Scotland were advised not to make donors aware of any concerns about possible infection. Read more about Donor staff in South East Scotland were advised not to make donors aware of any concerns about possible infection.
The Northern Regional Transfusion Centre had a policy "not to take donations of blood or plasma from donors unless at the time of collection, it is believed that the donation is suitable for use." Read more about The Northern Regional Transfusion Centre had a policy "not to take donations of blood or plasma from donors unless at the time of collection, it is believed that the donation is suitable for use."