Sex worker - Whole blood and components

Essential information

Definition/s

In this context, sex is defined as vaginal, oral or anal sex with or without a condom/protective.

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

Has ever received money or drugs for sex.

Discretionary

If 3 or more months have elapsed since the donor last received money or drugs for sex, accept

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Blood safety

Regulatory information

This entry is a requirement of the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005.

Reason for change:

This entry was updated to remove the reference to a separate entry for Northern Ireland. This is to reflect changes in donor selection criteria for donors in Northern Ireland (1st June 2020) which are in line with the other UK Blood Services and the SaBTO Donor Selection Criteria Review Report (2017).

Version details:

WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 50 (01 June 2020)