News & Events

The Welsh Blood Service held a blood donation session at Bryntirion Comprehensive School on Tuesday 9th March.

On Friday 11th March 2016, the Deputy Health Minister for Wales, Vaughan Gething officially opened the Welsh Blood Services’ new regional base in Wrexham. At the official opening, a number of young people had the opportunity to talk with the Minister about their perceptions, views and barriers to giving blood. Young people are the donors … Continue reading Welsh Blood Service launch new regional base in North Wales

Sean McCabe, 28, was diagnosed with non hodgkin lymphoma in June 2013. It was devastating for the father of three and his fiancée Lisa.

I gave birth to my beautiful daughter Ava Seren Jenkins on the 4th July 2013. Ava was taken to the Special Care unit as she was born eight weeks early.

A new All-Wales Blood Service will be created to ensure every blood donation in Wales directly supports patients in Wales, the Welsh Government announced today (Wednesday July 8).

Joan Jones, Head of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance for the Welsh Blood Service, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Thank you to everyone who attended to give blood at Ysgol Stanwell School on Tuesday 17th March. An amazing 110 students and staff came forward!

Park Inn Hotel Cardiff provided a fantastic venue for a new blood donation clinic last month.

Warwick Arnold from Port Talbot is a grumpy old traveller (his words, not ours!) and with encouragement from friends & colleagues he has published a book about his mishaps & travelling tales.

2015 is a big year for the Welsh Blood Service as we introduce a new computer system which is robust and fit for the future.

Sarah Herbert donated her stem cells to a patient in desperate need of a transplant. Working as a doctor in a busy A&E unit allows Sarah to save lives and help people get well on a daily basis.

Congratulations to dedicated donor Kevin Barnes from Hay-on-Wye on reaching his 1,500 platelet donation! An amazing achievement!

“At 19 weeks pregnant I was admitted to hospital and was diagnosed with placenta previa. I needed blood transfusions every 1-2 weeks, my baby was not expected to survive.”

The Welsh Blood Service is calling for people to step forward and make a New Years resolution that is worth keeping – give blood or platelets and help save lives!

The Nott Family are helping the Welsh Blood Service to call upon Dads to roll up their sleeves and give blood!

Blood donor Andrew Keeping shares his story

Emily is aged 5 and is a happy little girl who loves dancing and riding her pink bicycle. She loves the Disney movie ‘Frozen’ and her cuddly friend Bed-Ted is never very far from her side.

The Rees family home is busy, warm and filled with lots of love.

The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) donated a blood collection vehicle to The National Blood Transfusion Services of Ghana (NBSG) on May 20th 2014.

The below information provides an update on work being done to launch an All Wales Blood Service – to collect blood across Wales to meet the needs of Welsh hospitals.