Number of Cord Blood Stem cells of over 200 TNC and Ethnic Breakdown

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Dear NHS Blood and Transplant,
Please can you kindly let me know the following figures. How many Cord blood Units of over 200 TNC are held for donors of ethnic minorities and what is the breakdown of the ethnic minorities. Furthermore how many units have been released in total and how many of these were from ethnic minorities.
It would be useful ti have a breakdown of Ethnicity.

Yours faithfully,

Salmaan D

Customer Services, NHS Blood and Transplant

Our ref:  MOC/ 345626

 

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Our ref MOC/ 345626

 

Dear Salmaan Dalvi

Thank you for recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 24^th
April.  After reviewing your request, I am afraid we will need further
clarification.

Can I therefore ask you to be more specific in your request.

Technically all of our units have a total nucleated cell (TNC) count over
200.   Also we don’t hold units for specific donors.  Are you referring to
the ethnicity of the donating mother in the last part of your question?

Unfortunately we are unable to proceed with your request until we receive
this clarification. Once this information is received, the 20 working days
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We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Yours sincerely

 

 

Wayne Lawley

Head of Corporate Communications

 

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Dear NHS Blood and Transplant,

The APPG on Stem cells set a target on Cord Blood collection with 140 TNc and above untils to be collected between NHSBT and Anthony Nolan. There was also to be 40% more BAME collections. The government allocated more resources under Andrew Hadley and his team to increase cord blood collections and transplants , Figures like Mr. Parkes were brought in to create a major effect and lean processes and operational improvements were put into place.
As a member of the ethnic minority and a tax payer, I would like to see there was success to the allocated funds.
The question is simple
1. How many cord blood units are held by the NHSBT WHICH ARE OF CLINICAL GRADE? (140 Tnc and above)
2. How many of these are from the BAME Community and what is the breakdown?
3. How many untis have been released since 2013 when the 300th unit was released under the emminent leadership of Jesmina James and Linda Hamlyn.

I am a well wisher to the programme and would like to write about its success.

Yours faithfully,

SALMAAN DALVI

Customer Services, NHS Blood and Transplant

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