Adults have 10 pints of blood pumping through their bodies, vital to keeping us healthy. We’re all born with it, we all need it, so why is something so crucial to our existence missing from our hospitals?
Thousands of lives are saved via blood transfusions, thanks to the two million donations made annually in the UK. Around two-thirds is used to treat patients with anaemia, cancer and blood disorders. The rest is used in surgery and emergencies, including childbirth. Without it, people die.
But now, blood supplies have fallen to a critically low level in England. Usually, the NHS has six days worth of blood stocks, but there are fears that
