Today is #WorldBloodDonorDay. We want to take a moment to say thank you to our donors - whatever your blood type, whatver you donate YOU make the difference for so many people. Have a great day whatever you're doing - we think you're amazing. ❤️ #GivingType #GiveBlood #NBW24

We celebrated #PrideMonth by attending Birmingham #Pride. It was great to see so many of having such an amazing time, and also speaking to staff to learn more about giving blood. We also had a great time! 😁

It's the end of National Blood Week - we hope you've learnt a lot about what goes into collecting blood, plasma, platelets and that you've seen what a difference it makes to people's lives. 🩸 What are you waiting for? ➡️ orlo.uk/s8bx0 #GivingType #GiveBlood #NBW24

ICYMI - Last week, we featured on BBC Morning Live as part of National Blood Week. Dr Oscar explained why giving blood is such a great thing to do and also had his own blood type checked, live on air. Take a look by visiting BBC iPlayer ➡️ orlo.uk/nh0n8

“Moving, thought-provoking, and oddly uplifting." #IAmCelineDion will tell Celine Dion's story of living with stiff person syndrome, an incredibly rare condition that can be treated by medicines made from plasma. Available on Prime Video from Tuesday. radiotimes.com/tv/documentari…

How have you been celebrating #Pridemonth24? We attended Birmingham Pride Check out the video to see how we got on! 🔽 Pride brings everyone together and we believe that individuals should be inspired to be themselves, and events like this make that possible. #Pride

Don’t forget! The application deadline for the latest round of funding for our Community Grants Programme is on Sunday 30 June 2024. 🗓️ Looking for inspiration? Check out some of the previous projects that have made an incredible difference. ⬇️ orlo.uk/shU4g

On the 76th anniversary of the NHS, we want to thank our incredible staff, who continue to work hard to meet the changing needs of patients. From cooks to clinicians, midwives to mental health nurses and pharmacists to physiotherapists — thank you for everything you do. #NHS76

Happy Birthday to NHS We are nothing without our hardworking staff. A massive thank you for all that you do. #NHS76

The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with a GP appointment and patient record system. If you have an appointment please do attend unless you are told otherwise. If you need help use 111 online or by phone and in an emergency call 999. ➡️111.nhs.uk

To all our blood donors, don't worry, our donation services are not affected by the Microsoft/Crowdstrike outage. Please keep your appointment - we particularly urgently need O Neg blood. 🩸 Please go to blood.co.uk to book.

Please stay safe during this challenging weather. 💧 Make sure you drink plenty of water before coming to your donation. 🏋 Avoid any physical exercise or heavy lifting the day of your donation – both before and after you’ve donated. 👕 Wear comfortable clothing.

If you are an O negative donor, and you haven't donated please make an appointment as soon as possible. The NHS is in urgent need of O negative blood.

🩸 Blood shortage Amber alert 🩸 The @NHS urgently needs O type blood. There are over 12000 appointments available over the next 2 weeks that we need your help to fill. If you are an O type donor call 0300 123 23 23 to make an appointment or visit orlo.uk/bPTiE

🩸 Blood shortage Amber alert 🩸 The @NHS urgently needs O type blood. There are over 12000 appointments available over the next 2 weeks that we need your help to fill. If you are an O type donor call 0300 123 23 23 to make an appointment.

This is a brilliant milestone to reach! 👍 We’re so proud of all our plasma teams and staff for growing our donor community and for everyone's hard work.

It’s #WorldOrganDonationDay, the perfect time to confirm your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register! It takes just 2 minutes and you could save up to nine lives. ➡️ orlo.uk/90ZKu

It’s 3 years since the NHS started to recover plasma from blood donations. Since then, we’ve been able to recover plasma from more than 1 million blood donations, totalling an amazing 285,000 litres. As always, we thank our brilliant donors for taking the time to save lives. 👏