The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) has made the appeal to ensure hospitals across the region are stocked up ahead of the weekend.

Urgent appeal for blood donations over holiday period

A rare and sometimes deadly disease saw Nate Davies need a blood transfusion while still in the womb at 28 weeks, and again when he was just a day old.

Mum whose unborn son needed life-saving blood transfusion joins donor call

Families gather on the day the Infected Blood Inquiry concludes. ITV Cymru Wales.

The Infected Blood Inquiry has published its final report.

Infected Blood: Welsh families react after 'disgusting' wait for justice

During the 1970s and 1980s, more than 30,000 people in the UK were given treatments infected with HIV and Hepatitis C.

Man given infected blood during cancer treatment calls for compensation

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Location Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex

Air ambulance crews are to trial the use of a new type of blood transfusion, based on lessons learned treating catastrophic injuries in war zones. 

Pioneering 'whole blood transfusions' to be trialled by air ambulance doctors 

Stephen and Barbara Palmer died within a week of each other in 1993

Woman orphaned aged nine due to infected blood scandal denied compensation

The Great North Air Ambulance will provide life saving blood transfusions from today

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