STUDY ON MEDICAL DONOR DEFERRALS AT SESSIONS

A 10-month audit of reasons for donor medical deferral at sessions was carried out in two Scottish regions of the SNBTS. Six thousand deferr ed donors were assessed. Although the deferred donor population mirror ed the attending donor population in both regions, significantly more donors, both new and regular, were deferred in the Edinburgh and South East region, compared with the North East. The main differences in de ferral were attributable to three clinical conditions (cervical carcin oma in situ, other gynaecological conditions and hypertension) and to donors admitting to high-risk behaviour. Although the staff in the def erral process - doctors, nurses and clerks - were involved in roughly equal proportions in both regions, the spectrum of medical conditions seen by each staff grouping appeared to be different in each region. T he staff in the South East appeared to have made more correct decision s. Further analysis and audits are being undertaken in areas highlight ed by this study.