§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give for each quarter since 1980 the total number of units of blood supplied to non-National Health Services hospitals by the regional blood transfusion service, covering South London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent;
(2) if he will give for each year since 1975 the total number of units of blood supplied to non-National Health Service hospitals by the national blood transfusion service.
§ Mr. Whitney[pursuant to his reply, 30 June 1986, c. 432]: From 1982, the first year for which we have figures, the total numbers of units of blood supplied direct to non-National Health Service hospitals from the South London regional transfusion centre were as shown in the table. The national figures follow:
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South London Regional Transfusion Centre Quarter ended Total units of blood issued to non-NHS hospitals 31 March 1982 2,330 30 June 1982 2,122 30 September 1982 2,322 31 December 1982 2,367 31 March 1983 2,507 30 June 1983 2,450 30 September 1983 2,603 31 December 1983 2,614 31 March 1984 1,799 30 June 1984 2,564 30 September 1984 2,957 31 December 1984 3,113 31 March 1985 3,048 30 June 1985 3,947 30 September 1985 3,265 31 December 1985 *3,625 * (provisional)
Regional Blood Transfusion Centres, England and Wales Year Total units of blood issued to non-NHS hospitals 1982 31,437 1983 40,786 1984 49,232 1985 *54,327 * (provisional)