Fears Of Hospital Appointment Cancellations Ahead Of Blood Donation Clinic In Clare This Week

Cancellations of hospital appointments are feared due to critically low blood stocks ahead of a donation clinic in Clare this week. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is holding a clinic at Treacy's Oakwood Hotel in Shannon on Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th of April from 4pm to 7:20pm. Appointments can be made by calling 1800 222 111 and former UK residents have recently been made eligible to donate. The IBTS needs 500 donors a week by May to ensure stocks remain at a safe level, and Donor Recruitment Executive Alex O'Connor says elective procedures may have to be called off if sufficient donations aren't seen.