Publication - FOI/EIR release

Haemophiliacs registered with Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme: FOI release

Published: 19 March 2018
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/18/00577
Date received: 20 February 2018
Date responded: 12 March 2018

Information requested

Out of the 443 [people who were infected with Hepatitis C and / or HIV and who are registered with the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme] how many of those are Haemophiliacs?

Response

The answer to your question is, according to data as at 16 February 2018, from the 443 people infected and registered with the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, there are 159 people who have an inherited bleeding disorder.

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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