Current Version
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| End Date | May 31, 2020 |
| Description | Scotland and England adopted a 3-month deferral period before Wales, which did so the next year and Northern Ireland two years later. This meant there was a variation in policy within the UK from when England and Scotland changed their policy and when Northern Ireland did. |
| Sources | (see entries in sub-regions and constituent countries) www.bbc.com/news/health%2D40669950 https://www.blood.co.uk/news-and-campaigns/news-and-statements/blood-donation-rules-have-changed/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-52471308 |
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| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| End Date | May 31, 2020 |
| Description | Scotland and England adopted a 3-month deferral period before Wales, which did so the next year and Northern Ireland two years later. This meant there was a variation in policy within the UK from when England and Scotland changed their policy and when Northern Ireland did. |
| Sources | (see entries in sub-regions and constituent countries) www.bbc.com/news/health%2D40669950 https://www.blood.co.uk/news-and-campaigns/news-and-statements/blood-donation-rules-have-changed/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-52471308 |