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positive blood Amazing stories Putting safety first Blood group basics Components of blood Current blood stocks Did you know History of blood transfusion How blood is used Blood transfusion You're brilliant...we need you to stay that way Blood group AB positive blood is very valuable – less than 3% of the population possess this particular group. Many people require blood, whether its used for planned operations, in an emergency or for people suffering conditions which require regular blood transfusions such as thalassaemia, leukaemia and those undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, they all need closely matched blood. If they have a rarer group, we do sometimes struggle to get a perfect match for them. You can give blood three times a year, so please keep up your absolutely brilliant effort. Find the nearest place where you can be brilliant Use this website to search for your nearest session. Or you can fill in the online form for more information. Or you can call us on: 0845 7 711 711 or see BBC2 Ceefax page 465. View Current Blood Stocks Trevor's story Privacy & Legals notice RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE |