Jamie Lambert

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NHS has revealed, but The Campaign has led to talk that some of the men, to donate over the difficulties that you have experienced, try.

Only 41% of New Blood donors in England last year were men.

Certain factors will mean only male blood is in some of the specialist transfusions, such as with newborn.

Prospective male donors are now the NHS urges to donate to make it easier.

There are hopes that the 26% rise in the first time, male donations in a bid to offset the current gender imbalance and the end of the possibility of a crisis in The Future .

But were some gay and bisexual men, their frustration about not being able to lend their support for The Cause .

'Let-down'

Prior to 2011, men who have sex with men (MSM) were not able to donate blood.

This changed in the year 2017, if The Rules were relaxed in England, Scotland and Wales, to allow you to give blood after abstaining from sexual activity for three months.

Jamie Lambert , 29, from London, says that many gay and bisexual men, people feel let down by The Law .

"As a gay man I feel caught between the desire to donate blood, but to do with lying about my sexual history," he says.

"don't think It is so frustrating that I donate blood, if there is No Good reason why I should not be in addition to an age-old stereotype that it is somehow more dangerous because of my sexuality. "

Ethan Spibey, the founder of the action group, told Bbc News that it was time for the government to lift The Rules about MSM donations, especially in light of the advances in HIV detection procedures used on donated blood.

"thousands of potential donors are excluded for sure, the under current blood donation policies," he said.

"We have an election campaign to assess individuals on the Basis of their risk, not their sexuality. "

The current delay period by the donor, consider The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), a higher risk of carrying a blood-borne virus applied.

But a spokeswoman for the DHSC told Bbc News could allow for options to donate, more people are currently being checked.

"We want as many people as possible to donate blood, while minimising The Risk of transmission of infections, and work closely with NHSBT [NHS blood and transplant] will be opportunities for a more individualized risk-based approach to donor deferral," She Said .

the 4.453 people diagnosed with HIV in the UK in the year 2018, 51% identified themselves as gay or bisexual men, according to.

New diagnoses in this group have declined steadily since 2005, especially in London, where prices have declined by 39% since 2015.

Why is the male blood so important?"Closures'

Rowan Swainson, 66, of Wellington, has the blood More Than 40 times.

But he told Bbc News had the current closures in Shropshire, has led to a rising cost of travel to the blood centers, was the deterrence of many donors.

"In a cut of service, they have cost just on the cost, your most valuable asset, your voluntary donors," he said.

"I don't know that many donors donate because of this.

"There are other blood products, I could donate, but that would mean to do a train journey and a full day's duration - Something not many of us make easy. "

An NHSBT spokesperson said: "We have concluded several meetings over The Last couple of years, because of the long-term trend is for hospitals with less blood per year.

"We do not appreciate this meant that some people, especially in rural areas, are able to travel easily to a session.

"This is a campaign appeal is to ask for a new male donor, especially to our 23 permanent blood donor centres in the cities. "

Regular donor Rick Jeane's, he has the blood for decades, but in recent years, he said, he had experienced long waiting times.

"I could get a regular appointment," he told Bbc News .

"How can the NHS get enough blood, when the teams were trashed in the region?"

"There are more care staff do not need to, because people visit it again, if you are rejected, when you first visit. "

The NHSBT spokesman said: "If all the meetings close to you are full, that's a good sign that we are getting all the donors we need in this area at this time.

"your blood will still save lives if they want to, in a couple of weeks or months instead. "

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Source of news: bbc.com