A lack of staff to care for people giving blood is thought to be behind the shortage in England.
Blood supplies have fallen to a critically low level in England, which has made NHS Blood and Transplant declare its first amber alert.A lack of staff to care for people giving blood is thought to be behind the shortage.
The NHS is urging people to come forward and fill empty appointments at large donor centres. O blood groups are in particular need.Wendy Clark, from NHSBT, said asking hospitals to limit their use of blood was "not a step we take lightly".The plan is now to build up stocks with the help of donors. Blood supplies have been a challenge since the pandemic because of staff shortages, staff sickness and a change in people's behaviour, which means they are less likely to visit donation centres in towns and cities, according to NHSBT.
Individual hospitals will have to decide how to manage the shortage of blood, but the types of surgery that could be postponed are all non-urgent, such as hip replacements.Hospitals will continue to carry out any urgent, emergency or trauma surgery, cancer surgery and transplant surgery.
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