questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sickle cell patients (a) with and (b) without the Ro subtype were unable to receive a matching transfusion due to low supplies in the last 12 months.
answerText: <p>NHS Blood and Transplant is responsible for collection of blood donations and supply of blood and blood products to hospitals to meet patient need in England.</p><p>Data is not held centrally on the purpose for which each blood product is requested and supplied.</p>
heading: Sickle Cell Diseases: Blood Transfusions