JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Bleeding Disorder

Includes

Carriers

Affected Individual
Obligatory

Must not donate if:
Treated with blood derived coagulation factor concentrates.

See if Relevant

Transfusion

Additional Information

People who have received blood derived coagulation concentrates (these are made from the blood of many hundreds of individual donors) may have been put at risk of infections that can be passed through donations.

Reason for Change

A link to 'Transfusion' has been added.

Family Members, Carers and Sexual Partners of Individuals Treated with Blood Derived Coagulation Factor Concentrates
Obligatory

Must not donate if:
a) Treated with blood derived coagulation factor concentrates.

b) A sexual partner, or former sexual partner, of a person treated with blood derived coagulation factor concentrates.

c) Less than 3 months after the date of an inoculation injury with either blood derived coagulation factor concentrates, or from blood contamination from an affected individual.

Discretionary

If 3 months or more from last sexual contact or inoculation injury, accept.

See if Relevant

Inoculation Injury
Transfusion

Additional Information

Blood derived coagulation concentrates:
These are made from the blood of many donors. They may put recipients at risk of infections that can be passed through blood. This risk may be shared by their sexual partners.

Waiting 3 months from the last sexual contact or inoculation injury helps to ensure that the infections tested for by the Blood & Tissues Services will be picked up.

Reason for Change

This entry was updated in line with the recommendations of the SaBTO Donor Selection Criteria Review Report published on 23rd July 2017.

 

 

Update Information

This entry was last updated in
TDSG-LD Edition 203, Release 29