NHS Blood Donation Kingston Upon Thames

Let's save lives together

Giving blood saves lives. The blood you give is a lifeline in an emergency and for people who need long-term treatments. We need new blood donors from all backgrounds to ensure there is the right blood available for patients who need it.

We need:

  • 4,300 blood donations every day on average to meet the needs of our hospitals
  • over 140,000 people to donate blood for the first time this year
  • 12,000 new Black heritage donors, to meet the growing demand for ethnically matched blood for sickle cell patients who need regular transfusions to stay alive
  • more young people aged 17-35 to donate, to ensure we have enough blood for the future

7 GoodGymers have supported NHS Blood Donation Kingston Upon Thames with 11 tasks.


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Dave WhiteClaire Dunne

Plasma Rider

Saturday 31st May

Written by Dave White

I enjoyed a lovely bike ride along the river in the sun from Kingston to Twickenham (and very steadily back too) for this month's plasma donation. Giving blood / plasma always leaves me with an enormous sense of well-being. The sunshine helped too :)

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Dave White

Losing Some to Gain So Much More

Wednesday 30th April

Written by Dave White

Giving blood/platelets/plasma is always rewarding. And not just for the free biscuits! It may mean losing a bit of you, physically, and your time but the positive benefits of the greater good it does far exceed this comparably little sacrifice.

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Dave White

Giving A Little But Gaining So Much...

Monday 31st March

Written by Dave White

It's not just about the free biscuits, honest! There are so many benefits to giving blood or plasma... that sense of pride for giving a little bit of you, physically, to potentially help save a life or at least assist in helping in someone's recovery. It always leaves me with an enormous sense of wellbeing. Time very well spent :)

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Rachael Green
Jeanette McCready

Time for a Pint 🩸

Wednesday 29th January

Written by Claire Dunne

GoodGymers have been helping save lives this month by donating pints rather than drinking them - pints of blood and plasma which is urgently needed to treat emergencies, mothers during child birth and provide critical treatments.

They have received stickers, snacks and had some great views from their donation centres.

One donation has already made its way to Newport ready to be used.

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Luke

77th time of giving blood

Monday 20th January

Written by Luke

Gave blood - 77th time - all went well

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A pint of the best

Friday 3rd January

Written by Kingston upon Thames runner

Another donation in the bag!

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