One million more blood donors are needed over the next five years to ensure patients receive the right type of blood to save and improve their lives. There is a particular urgency for more donors of Black African and Black Caribbean ethnicity to treat people with sickle cell. Sickle cell is the fastest growing genetic blood disorder in the UK and mostly affects people of Black heritage. It requires regular transfusions – most often with the specific blood sub type Ro. Most patients are children, and demand for Ro blood is projected to double from 2016/17 – 2025/26. Fifty five percent of Black blood donors have the Ro subtype compared to 2.4% of donors from other ethnicities.
NHS Blood and Transplant
Stand Number : 89-91
Website : https://www.blood.co.uk
Phone number : (+44) 0300 123 23 23
Contact name : NHS Blood and Transplant
Email: business.enquiries@nhsbt.nhs.uk