.GiveBloodNI appeal for donations as stocks hit an 'urgently low' level
The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service says its stock of blood groups O+, O-, A+ and A- is much lower than it would like and is showing a deteriorating position.
"This will be monitored closely over the coming weeks to establish if further action is required - including recommending that routine surgical procedures are cancelled," the service added.This had diminished to three-and-a-half days on Wednesday morning. "The blood group that we're most concerned about is O+ and it's the most popular group - we're down to about two days worth of O+," Mr Gillespie added.
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