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Four of Wales’ longest serving blood donors have come together for World Blood Donor Day (June 14) to encourage more young donors to start giving blood. Donors Mark Iliffe, John Dennis, Selwyn Roberts and Anne Mann were recently recognised by the Welsh Blood Service for reaching the milestone of 100 blood donations, a milestone which … Continue reading Four of Wales’ longest serving lifesavers unite to call on young donors to step forward

Recognised in the weekend’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list; Cath O’Brien will be awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Welsh Blood Service and the adoption of Cell and Gene Therapy in Wales. A pharmacist by profession, Cath joined the WBS in 2013 and has led the organisation … Continue reading Cath O’Brien to be awarded MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

Local residents recently took a detour from the supermarket aisles to the donation chair as they rolled up their sleeves to give blood at a Welsh Blood Service donation session at Tesco Penarth on Terra Nova Way. Shoppers, staff and local residents were among the 64 people that attended to give blood, including 11 donors … Continue reading Penarth shoppers unite to potentially save almost 200 lives

The Welsh Blood Service gave a special ‘thank you’ to 84 milestone donors at an awards ceremony in Swansea. Those in attendance were recognised for their continued commitment to saving lives in Wales. The Welsh Blood Service event was attended by 77 whole blood, one platelet and six bone marrow donors from Swansea, the Gower … Continue reading Swansea donors celebrated for saving up to 13,000 lives thanks to giving blood, platelets and bone marrow

More than 100 student sportsmen and women recently rolled up their sleeves to donate at a specially arranged clinic for sports clubs at Cardiff University.  The special ‘sports clubs’ clinic, hosted at Cathays Community Centre, was arranged at the request of Cardiff University Men’s Rugby Club, who committed to filling over 100 appointments by rallying … Continue reading University Sports teams unite to potentially save up to 300 lives

As part of its campaign to encourage new blood donors, the Welsh Blood Service visited the home of the Cardiff Devils as they faced-off against MK Lightning to help fans discover their blood type. The ‘What’s My Type?’ campaign uses a small pinprick of blood to identify the potential blood type within minutes. The 100,000 … Continue reading Devils fans urged to roll up their sleeves and take a shot at giving blood this Christmas

More than eighty milestone donors have been celebrated over the last few weeks for their commitment to the Welsh Blood Service, with a selection of guests reaching their 100th donation milestone after decades of giving blood. Two awards ceremonies have recently been held at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, with local blood donors celebrated for … Continue reading Donors in Llandrindod Wells celebrate saving over 13,000 lives with the Welsh Blood Service

A Cardiff man is thanking blood donors across Wales for helping patients in need just like himself, following World Blood Cancer Day earlier this week on Monday 28th May 2018. Tony Davies, 80, from Old St. Mellon’s, receives regular blood transfusions at the University Hospital of Wales for Leukaemia, one of the most common forms … Continue reading Blood cancer patients thanks donors this World Blood Cancer Day

The Welsh Blood Service have been encouraging young people aged 17 and over to start giving blood by finding out their blood type at the Urdd Eisteddfod from Monday 28th May – Friday 1st June 2018. The national campaign, titled ‘What’s My Type?’, involves a simple process using one small pinprick of blood to reveal … Continue reading Urdd Eisteddfod visitors encouraged to start their lifesaving journey by discovering their blood type

Donors across Wales will have more control of their blood donation appointments as the Welsh Blood Service has introduced a series of improvements to its online appointment booking system. Among the improvements, donors that book an appointment online will now: Be given the choice to receive appointment reminders via email, SMS or telephone call at … Continue reading Online upgrades enhances appointment service for website visitors

Two comprehensive schools in Bridgend County Borough are being praised by the Welsh Blood Service after more than 100 students took time to give blood this term. Porthcawl and Bryntirion comprehensive schools are just two of three comprehensive schools from across Wales that have held blood donation sessions for their sixth form students and staff … Continue reading Bridgend County Borough schools learn a lifesaving lesson

A recently formed health consortium, jointly led by the Welsh Blood Service (on behalf of NHS Wales) and the National Institute for Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, has been awarded £7.3M of UK Government funding to ensure more patients benefit from a new generation of breakthrough therapies. £1.5M will come directly to NHS Wales … Continue reading Multi-million pound award brings advanced medical therapies to Wales