Oak House
Reeds Crescent
Watford
WD24 4QN
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Tel: 01923 366 7650
www.nhsbt.nhs.uk
Our ref: MOC/ 334880
Dear Mr Levers
Re: Information request
Thank you for your request dated 11th November 2017 for information from NHS
Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) regarding blood donation milestones.
I am writing to advise you that we are able to provide you with the following
information in response to your request.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority. Its remit includes
the provision of a reliable, efficient supply of blood and associated services to the
NHS in England. It is also the organ donor organisation for the whole of the UK and
is responsible for matching and allocating donated organs.
If you require information from the Scottish, Welsh and Norther Irish blood servcies you will
need to contact them direct.
I would like to request the information regarding the number of whole blood
milestone donations (e.g 5th, 10th, 25th) reached by males and females in the
UK. I would also like this information organised into age brackets. (e.g 17-20,
21-24).
NHSBT maintains a live system so we are unable to provide you with data in the
format you have requested. We are however able to provide you with the number of
donors who were sent communications letting them know that they were getting an
award.
These letters are for both whole blood, platelet and combined donors.
Dates for data 01/11/2016 - 31/10/2017
Sex
AWARD
F
M
5 Credit Award
33,359 21,482
10 Credit Award
19,106 13,960
25 Credit Award
10,186 9,221
50 Credit Award
5,705 6,964
75 Credit Award
2,320 3,946
100 Credit Award
268 1,284
250 Credit Award
13
138
Age Bands
AWARD
17-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55 plus
5 Credit Award
1,772 9,541 17,944 12,237 8,932
4,415
10 Credit Award
31 3,523 9,906 7,833 7,235
4,538
25 Credit Award
70 2,436 4,250 6,435
6,216
50 Credit Award
18
168
901 3,863
7,719
75 Credit Award
8
67
146
909
5,136
100 Credit Award
2
26
91
284
1,149
250 Credit Award
1
4
45
101
This information is based on our active donor base. We are unable to provide
information on donors who are no longer active as these records have been
archived.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs
and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any
non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any
other re-use, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the
copyright holder. Some documents supplied by NHS Blood and Transplant will be
Crown Copyright. You can find details on the arrangements for re-using Crown
Copyright on HMS Online at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-
information/copyright/crown-copyright/
Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be
protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information
originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any
third party (non Crown Copyright) information.
I hope this is helpful in addressing your questions. Please quote the reference
number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Wayne Lawley
Head of Corporate Communications
E-mail: xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or
request an review of our decision, you should write to: Customer Services Operations Manager, NHS Blood and
Transplant, Oak House, Reeds Crescent, Watford, WD24 4QN (Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx).
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF.
