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Maintaining Blood Safety
…The UK blood industry relies on a complex infrastructure to collect, screen, distribute and store blood. Blood safety is integral to this system and strict regulations are in place to mitigate any associated risks. So what procedures are in place and how have they enabled the UK to maintain a…
Blood Supply and Demand: Meeting Blood needs Worldwide
…According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in order to maintain an adequate blood supply, 1-3% of the world's population needs to be blood donors. Whilst this may be an achievable figure in the West, it represents a significant challenge for developing countries. WHO data reveals that there are over…
How Blood Storage has Impacted the World
…In our modern age, it is almost inconceivable to think of a world without a readily available supply of blood. Approximately 3.34 million blood products are transfused each year in the UK and many more are used in research. Without storage solutions this would be a logistic impossibility. It was…
The Life Saving History of Blood Transfusion
…Today, blood transfusions are a standard medical procedure. They are used in everything from replacing blood lost in surgery to treating anaemia and inherited blood disorders. An enormous 8,000 units of blood are used in transfusions every day in the UK alone. However, it was not until the mid-war years…