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Blood stocks drop to ‘unprecedentedly low levels’ in England

The NHS is urgently requesting donations of O-type blood, as stocks have dwindled to extremely low levels due to cyber-attacks on services in London and an increase in demand. Hospital tests to determine patients’ blood types have been interrupted, with many clinicians resorting to using universally safe O-type blood. Disruptions to donations due to summer holidays and hot weather have exacerbated the problem. The appeal also calls for responsible usage of existing O-type blood.

Source: www.bbc.com –

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