AQW 19111/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of blood donated in each of the last five years.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 19 May 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 19 May 2021
- Answer due by
- 4 June 2021
- Answered
- 28 May 20219 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The information requested is not available within the Department. The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) was approached for information. Please see below information provided by the NIBTS detailing the units of whole blood and platelets donated in the last five years.
| Units of whole blood and platelets donated to the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service in the last five years, 2016/17-2020/21. | ||||||
| Donations | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
| Whole Blood | 48,542 | 43,706 | 43,828 | 40,914 | 37,491 | |
| Platelets | 4,632 | 4,434 | 4,127 | 4,196 | 3,403 | |
| Total Donations | 53,174 | 48,140 | 47,955 | 45,110 | 40,894 | |
| Source: Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service. | ||||||