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    A blood shortage in the U.K. may cause some surgeries to be delayed

    Part of the reason for the shortage is that there are fewer donors visiting blood collection centers in cities and towns in the aftermath of the pandemic, the National Health Service said.
    by Joe Hernandez Oct 12, 2022 1 minute
    A person walks past images of workers with the United Kingdom's National Health Service posted outside a temporary field hospital in south London on Jan. 5.

    The National Health Service in the United Kingdom has "critically low" blood stocks and says it "urgently" needs people to donate blood.

    The shortage has gotten so bad that officials say hospitals may begin postponing

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