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Don’t let the
short month stop you giving
blood
PEOPLE in Merseyside are
being urged not to let the short month of February stop them giving
blood. With only 28 days in the calendar this month, NHS Blood
and Transplant (NHSBT) is appealing to new and existing donors in
the area to make a date to donate in plenty of time.
Blood stocks can often come under pressure during the winter as
adverse weather conditions and seasonal illnesses prevent regular
donors from keeping their appointments, making it doubly important
for people to give blood if able to do so.
Donated blood is vital for a wide variety of life-saving procedures
in local hospitals. Patients undergoing major surgery and emergency
treatment often require blood transfusions, but perhaps less
well-known is the fact that blood is essential to the treatment for
many different types of cancer and blood disorders.
NHSBT’s lead donor relations manager for the Merseyside area,
Barbara Blanche, said:- “As there are only 28 days in
February, there’s always the chance that people may intend to give
blood this month but leave it too late to make an appointment.
As a result, we’d urge both existing and new donors to help save
lives by booking into one of their local sessions as soon as they
can. This can be done quickly and easily by going to:-
www.blood.co.uk or calling:- 0300 123 23 23.”
Anyone aged between 17 to 65, weighing more than 50 kg (7 stone
12lbs) and in general good health could potentially start saving
lives by becoming a blood donor. There is no upper age limit for
donors who have donated in the last 2 years.
BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS TO BE
HELD DURING FEBRUARY 2013
Liverpool Donor Centre
Unit 6, 2 Moorfields
(Entrance on Dale Street)
Liverpool
Monday / Thursday / Friday / Alternate Saturdays:- 8.20am until 3.30pm
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Tuesday / Wednesday:- 12.20pm until 7.30pm
Friday 01.02.13
Tranmere Rovers Football Club
Prenton Road West
PRENTON
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Monday 04.02.13
Methodist Church Hall
192 Greasby Road
GREASBY
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Wednesday 06.02.13
Sports and Social Club
Charnock Road
CULCHETH
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Thursday 07.02.13
The Foundry
65 Lugsdale Road
WIDNES
1.30pm to 3.30pm and 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Friday 08.02.13
Harrison Hall
Harrison Drive
WALLASEY VILLAGE
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Saturday 09.02.13
Holy Trinity Parochial Centre
Hoghton Street
SOUTHPORT
10.30am to 2.30pm |
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Monday 11.02.13
Recreation Hall
406 Pensby Road
PENSBY
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Tuesday 12.02.13
Huyton Suite
Civic Way
HUYTON
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Wednesday 13.02.13
Territorial Army Centre
Aigburth Road
AIGBURTH
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Thursday 14.02.13
St. Patrick’s Social Club
111 Common Road
NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Friday 15.02.13
Ecuenical Centre
Northway
SKELMERSDALE
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Monday 18.02.13
Wesley Methodist Church Hall
Corporation Street
ST HELENS
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Tuesday 19.02.13
All Hallow’s Church Hall
1 Greenhill Road
ALLERTON
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Wednesday 20.02.13
Heswall Hall
111 Telegraph Road
HESWALL
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Thursday 21.02.13
Crowne Plaza
Speke Road
SPEKE
10.30am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Friday 22.02.13
Civic Hall
Allport Lane Precinct
BROMBOROUGH
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Monday 25.02.13
St Andrew’s Church Hall
Festival Way
RUNCORN GRANGE
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Tuesday 26.02.13
Village Hall
2 The Green
PARBOLD
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Wednesday 27.02.13
Conservative Club
3 Bellerophon Way
HAYDOCK
10.00am to 12.00pm and 2.00pm to 4.15pm
Thursday 28.02.13
Civic Hall
Southport Road
ORMSKIRK
2.00pm to 4.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm |
