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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

FOUND: Nhs seeks 200 000 more blood donors in england to avoid threat to safety - You Need To See This

Black man giving blood
NHS England needs more black donors, who are likely to have blood types to treat people with sickle cell disease. Photograph: NHSBT/PA

The NHS needs to fill a shortfall of more than 200,000 blood donors in England to avoid a threat to public safety, officials have said.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) wants to hit a target of 1 million blood donors to meet growing demand as just under 800,000 people – 2% of the population in England – kept the nation’s blood stocks afloat last year.

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