Meet Aila, who will be one at the end of February and has already received 40 units of blood and platelets. She was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia when she was just 5 months old.
Read her story here ➡️
“It’s a year since 2 blood transfusions saved my life after catastrophic blood loss when I gave birth to my daughter.
“Without blood donors I wouldn’t be here to enjoy life with my baby girl.”
Book an appointment to save the lives of people like Elly ➡️
Meet Ruby, she is nearly 2 and has been receiving transfusions of O Negative blood every three weeks since she was six months old.
Ruby has Pearson’s syndrome which is a ridiculously rare mitochondrial disorder.
Stay strong, Ruby!
Read her story here➡️
This is amazing news!
We've developed a new 'one bag' product that has been found to help people survive major trauma injuries. It combines red blood cells and plasma.
We worked with
@QMUL
and
@NHSBartsHealth
on this study, read about it here ➡️
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of
@CallMeCadet
. He was extremely talented and wonderful to work with.
Sending lots of love to his family and friends during this difficult time.
RIP Cadet.
"I became a donor after giving birth to my first daughter. I became more aware of being O negative." - Katie
Anyone can receive red blood cells from O neg donors - that's why it's vital to maintain strong stocks.
Please book your next appointment ➡️
“I gave my 100th donation and have already booked to go back for my 101st.”
Join us in saying a huge well done to Lesley for a century of blood donations!
Book your next appointment to
#GiveBlood
- we’re in particular need of more B negative donations ➡️
Victoria is a B negative donor and gave blood for the 50th time last week.
She says: "It’s quick, easy, the people are lovely, it makes you feel good and importantly, free snacks!"
Can you help? We're in particular need of more B negative donations ➡️
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"I gave birth a week ago to my beautiful baby boy Dylan 💙
"Unfortunately I had a retained placenta and lost 3 litres of blood. I received a transfusion in theatre.
"I'm forever grateful to each and every person who donates blood, you're all heroes."
#GiveBlood
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O negative blood is vital because it can be given to anyone in emergencies.
Jordana says: "Being O negative myself and knowing that I am a universal donor, I feel it is my duty to donate."
Help us improve blood stocks by booking your next appointment ➡️
"My family and I are eternally grateful to the selfless people who donated the blood and platelets that our boys received. Our little warriors simply wouldn’t be here today without these donations!"
#GiveBlood
“My 12 year old son Charlie would like to thank everyone who donates blood. Here he is undergoing his 15th blood transfusion.
"He has a rare blood disorder which makes it difficult for him to fight common viral or bacterial infections.”
#GiveBlood
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"Just over 4 years ago I gave birth to my absolute world Teddy.
"It was a complicated birth and I needed 2 blood transfusions.
"Thank you to those who give blood and save lives, you're the reason I'm here today able to live my life and share memories with my boy."
#GiveBlood
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Following
@BorisJohnson
's announcement, we can confirm that blood donation is essential travel under the category of "medical need and helping a vulnerable person"
Blood donation saves lives. If you are fit and well, please
#KeepDonating
Blood stocks of O negative are very low.
Your NHS urgently needs you this summer, O negative is the lifeblood of the emergency services.
Saving 3 lives in 1 hour is amazing. Please book your appointment now by visiting
“My little girl, Hope, received four blood transfusions whilst she was in the womb. Since being born she has received four more.
“Without those who kindly donate their time and blood our little miracle wouldn't be here. We are so grateful."
#GiveBlood
“I had a postpartum hemorrhage and required several bags of blood and other blood products to save my life.
"Today my son is 4 and I cannot thank all the blood donors enough. It's because of you I have been blessed with all these wonderful years with my son."
#GiveBlood
We’re in particular need of more O negative and B negative blood donations as stocks of both blood types have dropped.
If you have either blood type, please help us this week and book an appointment for as soon as you can.
Click here to book ➡️
"This is my Dad who has donated his 100th unit today!
"He had a hip fracture 12 weeks ago coming off his push bike. Today was also his first day back on the bike!"
#GiveBlood
🚨PREMIERE🚨
London rapper
@AstarMusicUK
releases his "most heartfelt and pain filled" song to date. Sharing his story of how life is battling with sickle cell and encouraging people to give blood.
FULL VIDEO:
We need more donors this summer to continue providing patients with life-saving treatment.
If you're O positive, O negative, A positive, or B negative please book an appointment to donate as soon as possible.
Find out more here -
"My little grandson Ronnie was born early and needed a full transfusion. I can’t thank you all enough for donating as he’s now doing really well." - Louise
#GiveBlood
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"Dad gave his 100th whole blood donation and confirmed his hero status! My sister and I went with him to give our 10th and 40th too.
"If you don’t already donate, please sign up at . It’s quick, easy and you get free biscuits!"
#GiveBlood
“I try to encourage people to donate all the time as I believe it has been one of the most important things that I have ever done in my life.”
We need more donors with A negative blood like Jacqueline to switch to platelet donation.
Find out more ➡️
We urgently need more O+ O- A+ B+ blood and A- platelets to recover stock levels that we aim to keep above 6 days. You can walk in and donate at our fixed site donor centres, and we’ve added extra appointments next week. Find out where you can donate at
We urgently need more O negative and B negative donations.
To book a priority appointment please call 0300 123 23 23.
Each donation saves up to three lives. Thank you to all our donors for your continued life-saving support.
#GiveBlood
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O negative blood can be used to treat patients of all blood types and is especially important for saving lives in emergencies.
We need more O negative donations to help boost blood stocks. To book a priority appointment please call 0300 123 23 23.
#GiveBlood
142 donations and counting!
Here’s Frederick giving blood for the 142th time with our Southampton team last week. He gave his first pint of A negative back in 1956.
Join us in thanking Frederick for the lives he will have saved by donating!
#GiveBlood
New emojis approved in
#emoji12
will come to operating systems (iOS, Android, Windows), apps (WhatsApp) and web platforms (Twitter, Facebook) throughout 2019. Appearance and release dates will vary by platform vendor.
The recent freezing weather has meant we’ve not collected as much blood as we need for patients. We’re putting on some extra sessions over the next week. Visit to see where you can donate.
"Eva was born safely but it was soon noticed that she was very pale and her breathing wasn’t right.
"After the transfusions she looked much better and had colour back in her cheeks. Eva is now 7 months old and doing really well. Thank you for saving my little girl."
#giveblood
Today we’ve issued an alert on blood stocks and have asked hospitals to put measures in place to ensure that blood remains available for those in greatest need.
If you are O positive or O negative please make an appointment as soon as you can.
Read more:
On average, 5,000 donations are needed every day. Due to national strike action today and tomorrow (18th & 19th), some of our blood donation sessions will be affected.
We appreciate this may be frustrating. Click the link for live session updates ➡️
BBC just called to say we are PROBABLY going to be named social media personality of the year but we would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. We said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!
"Thank you to every single person who donates. My little boy, Eddie, has transfusions every month due to a genetic blood disorder called Diamond Blackfan Anaemia.
"Your blood keeps him being the happiest little one year old with biggest love of life ❤️"
#GiveBlood
"When having my son I found out I was O neg so as soon as I could donate I started.
"And now today I donated my 50th! Thanks to all the staff today as at the start my vein wasn't playing nicely but Paul with his magic touch was all good. Here's to the next 50. 🌈❤🙂" - Nicola
A dad has donated convalescent plasma 8 times after his daughter died from the virus.
“If I can help one person by donating my blood plasma, that’s more than enough.
“I don’t want anybody else to go through the terrible ordeal that we went through."
Coronavirus tests are not done with blood. There is no evidence coronaviruses can be passed on through blood donation.
Donors are unpaid heroes who do it to help others.
If you think you might be ill, follow EXPERT advice – not scaremongering – and go to NHS 111 online.