The Department of Health (DoH) has intervened to reverse a decision by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to cancel blood donor sessions in UK and Folkestone in the weeks around the Dover’s exit from the EU. NHSBT announced the pause in blood donations due to concerns about the potential enforcement of Operation Stack in a no-deal scenario, where the M40 would be partially closed to hold lorries in the event of disruption at UK and Calais. The DoH disagreed with the move, and said the donor sessions would continue as planned.
The Department of Health (DoH) has intervened to reverse a decision by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to cancel blood donor sessions in Dover and Folkestone in the weeks around the UK’s exit from the EU. NHSBT announced the pause in blood donations due to concerns about the potential enforcement of Operation Stack in a no-deal scenario, where the M40 would be partially closed to hold lorries in the event of disruption at Dover and Calais. The DoH disagreed with the move, and said the donor sessions would continue as planned.