Patients rights to bodily autonomy regarding blood transfusion

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Dear NHS Blood and Transplant,

Please note that, for the purpose of this FoI request, the word ‘patient’ applies to an adult with mental capacity.

I would like the NHS to provide evidence of the following:

Can you confirm that, under national and international law, as well as the NHS Constitution, adult patients with mental capacity have the right to absolute bodily autonomy?

Can you provide any evidence to show that NHS policy can override a patient’s right to absolute bodily autonomy?

Can you provide any evidence to show that NHS policy can override a patient’s right to informed consent?

Please provide evidence to show that the NHS is now screening blood donations for possible contamination by any of the contents of injectable, experimental mRNA drugs?

If the NHS is NOT screening blood donations for contamination by experimental mRNA drugs, please provide independent (that is, evidence not provided by the pharmaceutical companies that supply the experimental mRNA drugs, or any organisations funded by pharmaceutical companies or organisations that profit or benefit in any way from the rollout of the experimental mRNA injectable drugs) evidence to show with 100% accuracy that:

No components or ingredients of the experimental injectable mRNA drugs have ever entered the bloodstream or lymphatic system of those injected with said drugs.

Based on the previous questions, can you provide any legal precedent and/or evidence to show that the current NHS policy of insisting staff use contaminated (via experimental mRNA injectable drugs) NHS-stored blood for transfusion into a patient can override said patient’s:

1. Right to informed consent
2. Right to absolute bodily autonomy
3. Right to not receive experimental drugs via stealth
4. Right to be free from discrimination based on belief (or any other protected characteristic)
5. Right to the same bloodless surgery options as other protected groups
6. Right to be treated with dignity and respect under the NHS’s Constitution

I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Daisy Greene

Freedom of Information Requests, NHS Blood and Transplant

Our ref: CAS-260503-S4V0T8

Acknowledgement: Freedom of Information Request

Dear Daisy,

Thank you for your request for information dated xxx, 2023.
We acknowledge your request to access information from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and am presently dealing with your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We aim to reply within 20 working days.
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Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Request
Digital, Data and Technology Services
NHS Blood and Transplant

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Keely Walton, NHS Blood and Transplant

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Dear Daisy,

Please find attached your FOI response.

Freedom of Information
Digital, Data and Technology Services
NHS Blood and Transplant

[email address]
Visit nhsbt.nhs.uk
Twitter @NHSBT

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Please note this exact FoI request has now been sent to NHS England.