The Great Big OCUK Blood Drive \o/

I used to give Blood, but stopped when I found out they sold it to Hospitals (£100+ per Unit?), not actually gave it free as you would think, they also made a very tidy profit selling it to Private Hospitals both here and abroad, although they may have been stopped from doing this now by the Govt..

Yes, it costs money to collect and store, but over £100 a units worth? Someone's making a lot of money out of the UK Blood Donors goodwill.:mad:
 
Last time I had blood taken was back in December during the pre-op for the laparoscopic cholecystectomy I was due to undergo the next week. I was okay at first, all they had to do was establish my blood group so that they could keep a few units on hand if I needed it during surgery, so they shouldn't need much if the likes of CSI are to be believed, right? Wrong. The last thing I remember is the nurse going for the 3rd vial from her pocket to fill with my blood, before I wake up on the floor, covered in my own blood. I passed out, fell off the examining table and snapped the needle in my arm, leaking my own brand of claret all over the place and myself. Fabulous. And to add insult to injury, I wet myself while I was out cold. :(
 
capriboy1978 said:
Dear Mr Craig Lilliman

Thank you very much for recently informing us that you wish to book an appointment and registering to become a blood donor.

We have made your appointment as below and look forward to seeing you at your first donation.

EAST MIDLANDS DESIGNER OUTLET

MANSFIELD ROAD SOUTH NORMANTON DERBYSHIRE DE55 2JW

18 April 2010

11:30

Please do not hesitate to contact us again if we can be of any further help. Call us directly on 0300 123 23 23. Or please use the CALL ME button on our website and we will call you.


Original Website Request:
Venue Name: South Normanton, East Midlands Designer Outlet
Venue Address: MANSFIELD ROAD SOUTH NORMANTON DERBYSHIRE DE55 2JW
Requested Appt Date: 18 April 2010
Requested Time 1: 11:30 (+/- 1 hour)
Requested Time 2: 12:25 (+/- 2 hours)
Session Number: D38654
Registration Status: U


Yours sincerely

Andrew Pearce
Head of Donor Advocacy
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Brilliant, good on you :)
 
doofer said:
I used to give Blood, but stopped when I found out they sold it to Hospitals (£100+ per Unit?), not actually gave it free as you would think, they also made a very tidy profit selling it to Private Hospitals both here and abroad, although they may have been stopped from doing this now by the Govt..

Yes, it costs money to collect and store, but over £100 a units worth? Someone's making a lot of money out of the UK Blood Donors goodwill.:mad:
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Since some of those same private hospitals charge the NHS to carry out NHS operations in some cases (to get waiting times down), it looks pretty fair to me? And it still looks like a petty excuse, given what a small proportion is sold.


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I started giving blood new years eve, part of my new years resolution. Waiting for my next local appointment to crop up. O RH Negative, everyone loves me :)
 
Gave blood yesterday - seems somehow appropriate for Easter Sunday

Made a few glasses of wine at lunch interesting :D
 
Never given blood myself but had to have blood taken for tests a couple of times. It isn't normal for them to fail to get the needle in the vein 6 times is it? :o
 
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