Urgent appeal issued for regular donors to give bloodBy Rebecca Black, PAAn urgent appeal has been made for more regular donors to give blood. It comes as stocks – particularly of O negative, A negative and B negative – are running low. Paul McKinney, director of donor services and logistics, said IBTS is urging regular donors to respond when they receive a text from us and to make an appointment. “A pre-amber alert has been issued in line with the National Blood Shortage Plan for the Rh Negative blood groups, which requests conservative use of blood by all hospitals,” he said. We are asking our regular donors to make an extra effort to book an appointment and donors in Dublin to consider booking an appointment at our fixed centre in D’Olier street.”Regular Donors can book an appointment online at www.giveblood.ie or phone 1800 731 137.

Source: Irish Independent October 22, 2023 19:54 UTC