Blood donor selection policy: the work of the FAIR steering group

16/12/2020

WKRU colleagues in Bangor were involved in the FAIR project.

The FAIR project was looking at collating the evidence to change the UK blood donor selection policy from one based on sexuality to an individual based policy based on sexual behaviour, was given ministerial approval and the announcement to that UK policy had changed was released on 14/12/20.

Link to the main press release:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-change-to-blood-donation-criteria

Link to the FAIR outcome:

https://www.blood.co.uk/news-and-campaigns/news-and-statements/fair-steering-group/