The amount of lives that could be saved may even increase with more donors now able to give.” Now, more men who have sex with men will be able to donate blood, platelets and plasma, making blood donation more inclusive while keeping blood just as safe.ĭarren Tudor-Green, an auxiliary nurse at the RD&E, who’s currently working at the Exeter Mass Vaccination Centre, has campaigned for three years for a change in the rules and is one of the first gay men in the country who will give blood under the new rules.ĭarren said: “I’m delighted things are changing. Today sees a change to blood donation eligibility rules.
