Blood transfusions in Jersey (FOI)

​​Request

A

How many people in Jersey were affected by the blood transfusion scandal?

B

How many of the transfusions lead to the death of the patient?

Response

Health and Community Services are aware of 13 patients who were affected by contaminated pooled blood products. Transfusion-related infection is not documented as a cause of death in those that have passed away.

​It will only be possible to ascertain if infection has occurred as a result of non-pooled blood products going forwards. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies in this respect.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​