Demand for universal blood type O Negative expected to be higher
than donations being made during the games New statistics from
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) announced yesterday reveal a
gap between demand and supply of blood type O Rh Negative (O
Negative) during national celebrations and underline an urgent
need for O Negative donors to come forward ahead of the Olympics
next month. The statistics coincide with yesterday's annual
World Blood Donor Day (14th June). The theme this year is
heroes. NHSBT marked the occasion with a special one-off blood
donation session at the Tower of London to appeal to this group
of blood donor heroes whilst also collecting blood from some
Britain's military heroes, the Beefeaters. Around the jubilee
celebrations demand for type O Negative blood was 69% higher
than the number of donations being made, mirroring past public
holidays such as Easter (25% higher demand than donations) and
Christmas (29% higher demand than donations). All blood types
are needed to build stocks i