BLOOD DONATION > 1st sessions at DSUK completed!

The donation session as DSUK were spread over three possible dates: 14th November and 12th December in DSUK Coventry, and 3rd December at DSUK Hatfield.

14TH NOVEMBER, DSUK Coventry
Two regular donors* at DSUK Coventry attended the donation session at a blood wagon near the office on this date.



* Please note that this included the Project Coach for our RAPID Blood Drive!

3RD DECEMBER, DSUK Hatfield
A huge 22% of the staff at DSUK Hatfield turned up to donate blood on the 3rd December! This equates to 12 volunteers, and of these, there were 10 successful donations. This means that 17% of DSUK Hatfield staff donated blood, against an original target of 5%.

This is an AMAZING achievement, and we thank everyone for their support!
Most importantly a number of these donors booked for the next session on the 15th April 2013.

12TH DECEMBER, DSUK Coventry
The session on this date was the first 'organised' session for DSUK Coventry. It involved transporting all volunteers to a nearby donation facility. There were 16 volunteers in total, although due to illness, only 13 were able to join on the day, and of these, 9 were able to donate.

This represents (combined with the two donors from November), 13% of the DSUK Coventry staff who volunteered to donate, and 8% who were actually able to donate blood.
Against a target of 5%, this is a GREAT achievement, and we thank everyone for their support!
As with Hatfield, a number of the donors have already signed up for the next session on the 3rd April 2013.

OVERALL RESULTS FOR DSUK
If we combine the results across both offices, and all three sessions, the statistics for DSUK blood donation are as follows:

• 30 volunteers = 16% of total DSUK staff
• 21 donors = 11.5% of total DSUK staff

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED FOR MAKING THESE DONATION SESSION SO SUCCESSFUL!

Sarah Wheeldon, DSUK