Submitted on Thursday 28th May 2020
Rejected on Monday 20th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change the policy on blood donation for people suffering from Epilepsy
Over 500,000 people in the UK have epilepsy, and many of them would like to donate blood. However, the policy on blood donation for people suffering from Epilepsy does not allow them to donate. This is due to the inaccurate and antiquated assumption that they are prone to adverse donor reactions.
There is a growing need of new blood donors across the UK and more than 500,000 potential donors are refused to donate due to the draconian presumption that they are prone to adverse donor reactions, specifically, syncope and convulsions. However, many studies show that this information is incorrect and it is keeping many people from helping their community. Moreover the NHS would greatly benefit from the increased donations.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9212625/
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions on safety and blood donation are made based on the advice of the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs.
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