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B negative blood

You're brilliant...we need you to stay that way

Because your blood group is B Rh negative, you are immensely important to our lifesaving work. Fewer than two out of every hundred in the UK share your blood type.

Since your blood group is so rare, it's very hard to collect, and even harder to make sure we always have enough, so we always need more.

And whether its used for planned operations like a hip replacement, in an emergency, or for cancer treatment, you can be absolutely certain that your blood is helping to save lives.

As your blood is so special it's vital that you give blood three times a year, so please be sure to keep up your brilliant efforts. Three times every year, your blood could be the difference between life and death.


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.


Click here to read about Trevor's story

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Pravin

Ethnic blood donors are pretty rare, and ethnic bone marrow donors are rarer still. But Pravin Patel, a keen amateur photographer, can tick both boxes. As a regular blood donor for 28 years, Pravin joined the BBMR register because he knew how important it was to have ethnic minority donors represented on the register.

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