Why Give Blood

The need to collect blood is constant in order to supply hospitals with the tools needed to help save lives. The National Blood Service needs to collect 8,000 donations every day to keep up with the demand from hospital. That works out as roughly 2.1 million donations a year. Despite this need for blood, only 5% of the eligible people actually donate.

There is no substitute for blood, and it does have a shelf life. Red Cells will last only 35 days, with Platelets lasting 5 days. If we stopped collecting blood tomorrow, then hospitals would come to a standstill within 7 days. This is why giving blood is so important.

For further information please visit www.blood.co.uk

If you are interested in becoming a blood donor please click on the link below