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<p>The Department, NHS Blood and Transplant and NHS England and NHS Improvement are
working to create a long-term domestic supply of plasma in England, which can be used
to manufacture immunoglobulins.</p><p> </p><p>The Government agreed temporary funding
for plasma donation using part of the infrastructure originally established for the
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Programme. In light of the important wider opportunity
to develop the supply of immunoglobulins in the United Kingdom, the Government has
now directed NHS Blood and Transplant to retain three of its plasma donation centres
on a permanent basis. This is based on balancing affordability with the benefits of
sustaining significant domestic plasma supply.</p><p>NHS Blood and Transplant will
continue to collect plasma at Birmingham, Reading and Twickenham and from recovered
plasma from whole blood donations collected across England. NHS Blood and Transplant
is supporting the affected staff at its Barnsley centre to find alternative employment.</p>
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