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Lola Christina Alao

SHOCKING: Who can and can t give blood - What They Never Told You

Blood supplies have fallen to a dangerously low level in England

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NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has this week declared its first ever amber alert status due to low blood supplies, which means that some non-urgent operations that require blood are likely to be postponed.

The amber alert is expected to last for four weeks initially.

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