Urgent Plea for People with Rare B Negative Blood Type to Become Donors

Urgent plea for people with rare B negative blood type to become donors

An urgent plea has been issued to 1,600 eligible B negative donors across the East of England to donate blood.

NHS urges B negative blood donors to come forward

The NHS says there are 2,107 B negative donors in London who are eligible to give blood at present, reports Sophie Mitchell Credit: NHS More than 2,000 eligible B negative blood donors in London are being called on urgently to make donations as the NHS anticipates that its supplies of this rare blood type may potentially run low. More people with B negative blood are needed to become regular donors, and anyone with a B negative type family membe…

NHS sounds alarm over rare blood shortage in the South West

Less than two percent of the population can give B negative blood, prompting urgent NHS plea to boost regional donor numbers