Written question asked by Edward O'Hara (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2009. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Blood: Safety
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to expedite the adoption of pathogen inactivation measures in order to improve blood safety; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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Pathogen inactivation is one of the options the independent Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs will consider for further reducing the infection risk from platelets (a blood component) at its next meeting in July 2009. There are no pathogen inactivation systems currently available for red cells, the most widely transfused blood component.
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- 496 c659W;496 c658W; 286790
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- 2008-09
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- Contamination Blood Safety
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