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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

UK days away from running out of blood as stocks plummet to critical level

Donors have been urged to book an appointment to help boost stocks - (Getty/iStock)

The UK is just days away from running out of some blood reserves as stocks plummet to critical levels.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), the body responsible for donations, warned it could be forced to trigger a red alert – the highest warning available – as hospital trusts have less than three days’ worth of O-negative blood left.

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