When did you last give blood?

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alpenrose Jan 2021 3:00pm, 12 Jan 2021 48,580 posts	0 alpenrose I've just booked my next session, first available anywhere in the area, 1st April.
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2021 3:34pm, 12 Jan 2021 37,028 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) That's got to be a joke? ( ) G
jennyh Jan 2021 4:16pm, 12 Jan 2021 5,347 posts	0 jennyh Gosh, that is a long wait. After my appointment last week being cancelled, I did book on to one on the 25th Jan, but it was at a venue I’d have to drive to. I checked again yesterday, and there was an appointment at a venue literally a 2 minute walk across the road. It’s not until 16th February, but I’ve switched to that one because I’m lazy (and because I haven’t driven in months, and don’t like driving OH’s car).
westmoors Jan 2021 5:27pm, 12 Jan 2021 4,713 posts	0 westmoors None of the venues I consider to be local to me have any appointments. I'll just keep checking. Although wherever I go I have to drive there, I try to stay relatively close to home.
honestmackem Jan 2021 5:50pm, 12 Jan 2021 654 posts	0 honestmackem Sitting in the “sneaky” biscuit and drink area - the staff have been exceptional once again tonight. New record of 4 minutes 58 (wish I could run a mile in that time 😂)
alpenrose Jan 2021 6:41pm, 12 Jan 2021 48,581 posts	0 alpenrose WM, the only place I could have got in earlier was the main Poole donor centre but I think that parking's pretty hopeless round there. Driving to give blood is classed as an essential journey.
SarahWoo Jan 2021 7:51pm, 12 Jan 2021 13,189 posts	0 SarahWoo I've been and donated a pint this evening. They said they're busier than usual, which is good, isn’t it?
Pothunter Jan 2021 9:14pm, 12 Jan 2021 3,635 posts	0 Pothunter I heard an advert on the radio this morning calling for donors (particularly ethnic minorities)
Mandymoo Jan 2021 9:21pm, 12 Jan 2021 10,912 posts	0 Mandymoo I cant find a session now to book this year...
westmoors Jan 2021 7:14am, 13 Jan 2021 4,715 posts	0 westmoors AR, the staying relatively local is nothing to do with c-19. I just prefer to minimise the time it takes. It was so much easier when the mobile unit came to work!