Safe supplies: few infections in UK blood and tissue donors.

Claire A ReynoldsK L DavisonS R Brailsford

Published in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2019)

The Safe Supplies annual review provides a clear picture of the very low risk associated with blood and tissues in the UK nowadays. In November 2017, the blood services for England, Wales and Scotland implemented recommendations to reduce the deferrals for higher risk sexual behaviour from 12 to 3 months. The surveillance schemes are adapted to remain fit for purpose as testing and donor selection change.

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