NHS: Save a life give blood

Let's save lives together. Blood stocks are critically low. The NHS need your help now more than ever to keep providing lifesaving blood. Join the NHS and give blood to save lives. The blood you give is a lifeline in an emergency and for people who need long-term treatments. The NHS need new blood donors from all backgrounds to ensure there is the right blood available for patients who need it. The NHS need: 4,300 blood donations every day on average to meet the needs of our hospitals. Over 140,000 people to donate blood for the first time this year. 12,000 new Black heritage donors, to meet the growing demand for ethnically matched blood for sickle cell patients who need regular transfusions to stay alive. More young people aged 17-35 to donate, to ensure we have enough blood for the future.