Part of the reason for the shortage is that there are fewer donors visiting blood collection centers in cities and towns in the aftermath of the pandemic, the National Health Service said.
A person walks past images of workers with the United Kingdom's National Health Service posted outside a temporary field hospital in south London on Jan. 5.A person walks past images of workers with the United Kingdom's National Health Service posted outside a temporary field hospital in south London on Jan. 5.The National Health Service in the United Kingdom has"critically low" blood stocks and says it"urgently" needs people to donate blood.
"Asking hospitals to limit their use of blood is not a step we take lightly. This is a vital measure to protect patients who need blood the most," Wendy Clark, interim chief executive of NHS Blood and Transplant,"Patients are our focus. I sincerely apologise to those patients who may see their surgery postponed because of this," Clark added.U.K.
On Wednesday the NHS declared a so-called"amber alert," which will remain in effect for at least four weeks as officials attempt to shore up the service's blood supply.
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