Written Question · S2W-07086 · Session 2
What progress has been made with its plans to increase the number of people donating bone marrow.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with its plans to increase the number of people donating bone marrow.
The answer
The NHS bone marrowregistry, The British Bone Marrow Registry (BBMR), which is run by the NationalBlood Service in England, registers donors from Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.
The registry met its targetof increasing new donors by 40,000 in 2002-03 and has a target of recruiting afurther 40,000 donors during 2003-04.
The Scottish National BloodTransfusion Service (SNBTS) provides tissue typing in support of the BBMR andcurrently has over 11,000 active donors on the register and around 1,000 donorsare added annually.
The registry met its targetof increasing new donors by 40,000 in 2002-03 and has a target of recruiting afurther 40,000 donors during 2003-04.
The Scottish National BloodTransfusion Service (SNBTS) provides tissue typing in support of the BBMR andcurrently has over 11,000 active donors on the register and around 1,000 donorsare added annually.
In the Official Report
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