AQW 19111/17-22


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 19/05/2021
Answered On Date: 28/05/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of blood donated in each of the last five years.


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.