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By being a regular donor you'll be doing your bit to help save lives all
over the country. Hospitals in England and North Wales currently need about
10,000 blood donations every day for life-saving operations and procedures.
Only 6% of the population give blood regularly, so you can see how important
your contribution is, and we ask our regular donors to give blood three
times a year.
It's all about partnership. With our donors, we've established a partnership
based on trust, honesty and respect. Donors give their blood, knowing that
it'll be put to the best use and collected by the best equipment and techniques
to protect their health. We've even consulted with our donors to help us
draw up a charter to show how seriously we take things.
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put the health and comfort of donors first.
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To
carry out interviews for health screening in private.
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To
inform donors of any test results that may be important to their health
or affect their ability to donate blood.
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To treat all information about donors in the strictest confidence.
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To ensure donors' blood is used to benefit patients and not for financial
profit.
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To
provide suitable and convenient venues for donors to give blood.
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To
make every effort to keep waiting times to a minimum.
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To
arrange donor sessions at convenient times and to give donors adequate
notice.
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To
ensure that donors are made to feel welcome and at ease at all times.
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To
welcome donors' comments and suggestions on any aspects of the National
Blood Service and to respond quickly to any complaints.
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Rachael Walker, pictured above, feels that she owes her life
to blood donors. Rachael has Sideroblastic Anaemia, which means
her bone marrow cannot produce its own red cells, so she is
completely dependant on transfusion. Since she was diagnosed
at eighteen months old Rachael has received four units of blood
every four weeks, and will continue to need them for the rest
of her life.
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