Almost 100 people joined donation session to recognise critical role of blood donors in Southport incident response.
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00:00Almost 100 people have given blood at a donation session supported by the family of Elsie Dot Stancum,
00:07one of the young victims of the tragic Southport attack last summer.
00:11Elsie's parents, Jenny and Dave, worked with NHS Blood and Transplant to organise the events through Elsie's story,
00:17the charity they founded in her memory.
00:19The aim of the charity is to support causes that bring communities together and create a legacy of compassion in Elsie's name.
00:26On Saturday, people donated at the session at St John's Stone Church in Southport,
00:31which was open to Elsie's story supporters and the wider community.
00:35More than a quarter were giving blood for the very first time.
00:39Jenny and Dave went along to the session and spent time meeting donors and staff,
00:44as well as speaking with them about the importance of blood donation.
00:47Jenny said, although the outcome for Elsie was tragically different,
00:52we know that blood transfusions were crucial for many of those injured that day.
00:57Among the NHS Blood and Transplant staff supporting the session were two members of the transport team
01:02based at the Liverpool Blood Centre, who played a critical role in the Southport incident response.
01:09NHS Blood and Transplant is currently making an urgent appeal to people across England
01:14to help fill tens of thousands of appointments at town and city donor centres over the coming days and weeks.
01:20Blood donations often drop over bank holiday weekends
01:24and currently England remains on amber alert for low blood stocks.
01:28People with O-negative blood are particularly needed right now,
01:31as O-negative is the type that can be given to anyone known as the universal blood type.
01:35Just 8% of the population have type O-negative,
01:39but it makes up for around 16% of all blood needed by hospitals.
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