NHS issues "amber alert" for critically low O-negative blood stocks due to cyber attack and reduced collections.

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) issued an "amber alert" due to critically low blood stocks, particularly O negative, following a cyber attack affecting London hospitals and reduced blood collections. The 'amber alert' requests hospitals to restrict the use of O-type blood to essential cases and use substitutes where clinically safe. O-negative and O-positive donors are urged to make appointments at donor centers. The national stocks of O-negative blood are at 1.6 days, while overall national stocks of blood across all types are at 4.3 days.

July 25, 2024
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