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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005/schedule/part-5/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/50",
  "legislation_title": "The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "THE BLOOD COMPONENTS\n1. Red cell preparations\nThe components listed in points 1.1 to 1.8 may be further processed within blood establishments and must be labelled accordingly\n1.1\nRed cells\n1.2\nRed cells, buffy coat removed\n1.3\nRed cells, leucocyte-depleted\n1.4\nRed cells, in additive solution\n1.5\nRed cells, buffy coat removed, in additive solution\n1.6\nRed cells, leucocyte-depleted, in additive solution\n1.7\nRed cells, apheresis\n1.8\nWhole blood\n2. Platelet preparations\nThe components listed in points 2.1 to 2.6 may be further processed within blood establishments and must be labelled accordingly\n2.1\nPlatelets, apheresis\n2.2\nPlatelets, apheresis, leucocyte-depleted\n2.3\nPlatelets, recovered, pooled\n2.4\nPlatelets, recovered, pooled, leucocyte-depleted\n2.5\nPlatelets, recovered, single unit\n2.6\nPlatelets, recovered, single unit, leucocyte-depleted\n3. Plasma preparations\nThe components listed in 3.1 to 3.3 may be further processed within blood establishments and must be labelled accordingly\n3.1\nFresh-frozen plasma\n3.2\nFresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate-depleted\n3.3\nCryoprecipitate\n4.\nGranulocytes, apheresis",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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