More gay and bisexual men allowed to donate blood thanks to ‘historic’ rule change

The changes to the safety check form will affect blood, plasma and platelet donors but the process of giving blood won’t change.

More gay and bisexual men will be allowed to donate blood, platelets and plasma after “historic” new rules came into effect.

The new eligibility rules came into force today on World Blood Donor Day and mean that donors in England, Scotland and Wales will no longer be asked if they are a man who has had sex with another man, NHS Blood and Transplant said.

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