Blood and Plasma Donations Urgently Needed.

How You Can Help Save Lives

The NHS is currently facing critically low blood stocks, with some types nearing emergency levels. Alongside this, there's a growing need for plasma donations, which are vital for producing life-saving medicines.

🚨 Blood Types in Urgent Demand

Hospitals across the UK are calling for donors of specific blood types due to high demand and low supply:

• O negative – the universal blood type used in emergencies

• B negative – rare and in short supply

• Ro subtype – essential for treating sickle cell disease, especially needed from Black heritage donors

These blood types are crucial for surgeries, trauma care, and patients with chronic conditions like sickle cell, thalassemia, and cancer.

💛 Why Plasma Matters

Plasma is the yellowish liquid part of your blood, rich in antibodies. It’s used to create immunoglobulin medicines that help treat over 50 conditions, including:

• Immune deficiencies

• Genetic disorders

• Liver disease

• Kidney failure

• Severe burns and sepsis

More than 17,000 people in England rely on plasma-derived medicines each year. [nhsbt.nhs.uk]

Who Can Donate Plasma?

The NHS is especially looking for donors with:

• A positive

• O positive

• B positive

Plasma donation is safe, and you can donate every 2 weeks. The closest plasma donor centre to us is in Reading, [blood.co.uk]

🗓️ How to Help

If you're aged 17–65 and in good health:

• Book a blood or plasma donation appointment at https://www.blood.co.uk or via the NHS Give Blood app

• Share this message to help raise awareness

• Encourage friends and family to register as donors

  
  

❤️ Every Donation Counts

Whether you give blood or plasma, your donation could be the difference between life and death for someone in need. It takes just an hour—but the impact lasts a lifetime.