NHS Blood and Transplant service are holding blood donation sessions this Friday, 29th September at St Paul’s Church in Covingham and are hoping Swindonian’s will head along to help increase the local stock of blood.
The donation sessions are being between 13:00-16:00 & 16:50-19:15 to book an appointment call 0300 123 23 23.
Why give blood
Giving blood saves lives. The blood you give is a lifeline in an emergency and for people who need long-term treatments.
Many people would not be alive today if donors had not generously given their blood.
Why NHS Blood and Transplant service need you to give blood
NHS Blood and Transplant service need over 6,000 blood donations every day to treat patients in need across England. Which is why there’s always a need for people to give blood.
Each year NHS Blood and Transplant service need approximately 200,000 new donors, as some donors can no longer give blood.
Most people between the ages of 17-65 are able to give blood.
Around half of the current donors are over 45. That’s why more young people (over the age of 17) are needed to start giving blood, to ensure there is enough blood in the future.
Find out who can give blood, and then book an appointment to give blood.
Blood groups and types needed now
NHS Blood and Transplant service need more donors from all blood groups and types. Particularly more people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities are needed to give blood so that there is a supply of certain blood types.
As part of the #ImThere campaign, we are aiming to find 40,000 black donors to provide much needed blood donations for black patients with sickle cell disease. They need life-saving blood from black donors, which provides the closest match to their own.
Register as a blood donor and book an appointment to give blood and help someone in need today.
