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Donating blood is not made easy for people

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Floogal · 09/06/2025 21:46

Listening to today's news, regarding the severe shortages of blood stocks and the call to get more donors has got me thinking.

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-09/nhs-calls-for-an-extra-200000-blood-donors-as-stocks-run-low

They don't exactly make it easy for people to donate as sessions are often at inconvenient times and places (week days and working hours when most people are working). And as a former donor myself, I was often made to feel that they were doing me a favour by letting me donate. Not forgetting the cancelled sessions.

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BlueyNeedsToFuckOff · 09/06/2025 21:52

I agree. I’ve tried to sign up to donate several times but either the sessions got cancelled, or they only want people with a specific blood type (fair enough), or there is nothing locally.

ThePoshUns · 09/06/2025 21:52

I agree. It’s all by appointment around here, I think drop in sessions would be better, and at weekends and evenings as well.

FiveShelties · 09/06/2025 21:51

It is inconvenient sometimes, but if I needed a blood transfusion at 3am I would not want to have to wait for a convenient time to receive it.

I have always been treated really well and thanked for my donation.