Blood Donor Database

The IBTS maintains a computerised donor database on individuals who donate blood. This database (called Progesa) is used by the IBTS to communicate with donors, record their donation and test result details. This information is used for analysis of the blood donor population. The IBTS also publishes information on the current blood supply available for donation in Ireland.

Purpose: To maintain a computerised donor database on individuals who donate blood.

Coverage: National — all who attend a blood donation clinic are required to register with the IBTS.

Data collection commenced in 1965 and is ongoing.

Data and Resources

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Additional Info

Field Value
Contact points
Contact point 1
URI
Name
Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Email
data@irish-blood-transfus.ie
Identifier
Publisher
Publisher 1
URI
Name
Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Email
URL
Type
http://purl.org/adms/publishertype/NationalAuthority
Identifier
Creator
Homepage
Landing page
Release date January 1, 1965
Modification date May 20, 2025
Version
Version notes
Identifier NDC-0009
Frequency http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/ANNUAL
Provenance

All donors are required to register with the IBTS, when they present at a donation clinic, and fill out a health and lifestyle questionnaire.

On-going data collection.
Type
Temporal coverage
Temporal coverage 1
Start
January 1, 1965
End
July 4, 2024
Temporal resolution
Spatial coverage
Spatial coverage 1
URI
http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/country/IRL
Label
Ireland
Geometry
Bounding Box
Centroid
Spatial resolution in meters
Access rights http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/NON_PUBLIC
Other identifier
Theme
  1. http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/data-theme/HEAL
Language
  1. http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ENG
Documentation
Conforms to
Is referenced by
Analytics
Applicable legislation
Has version
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Coding system
Purpose
Health category
  1. http://health.europa.eu/ehds/category/public-health
Health theme
  1. http://health.europa.eu/theme/mental-health
Legal basis
Minimum typical age 18
Maximum typical age 85
Number of records 630875
Number of records for unique individuals. 322266
Personal data
Publisher note
Publisher type
Trusted Data Holder
Population coverage
Retention period
Health data access body
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URI
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