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Help us raise




                                 £150,000 for the




                                 ºÚÁÏÉç Blood Donor




                                 team's new home








       Blood transfusions are vital to the life-enhancing    to work more efficiently. Next door to the consultation
       care which takes place at the ºÚÁÏÉç every day. As our   rooms will be a processing area to create blood products,
       hospital has expanded and we continue to advance      including packed red blood cells, plasma and serum
       veterinary medicine through our research, we now      transfusions. This dedicated processing area will also
       treat more injuries and conditions than ever before.   allow the team to supply blood products of different
       Due to this ever-increasing demand, it is vital that   volumes to treat all sizes of patients, from Chihuahuas
       our Blood Donor team has dedicated and specialised    to great Danes, without compromising the sterility of the
       facilities. This year, we need your support to create a   blood and ensuring no blood is wasted.
       brand-new home for the ºÚÁÏÉç Blood Donor Programme.
                                                             The future of blood donation
       One home, many benefits                               at the ºÚÁÏÉç


       Currently our team operates within a small area in our busy   From offering the best possible donation experience,
       hospital. New, bespoke facilities will help us improve the   to facilitating transfusion medicine research, this new
       welfare and wellbeing of our blood donors. Tranquil donor   home will provide the facilities needed for years to
       rooms away from our bustling hospital will create a quiet,   come. Here are just some of the benefits:
       stress-free environment, where the personalised needs
       of our donors can be met. Some pets like to give blood   1.  Separate donation areas for dogs and cats
       standing or sitting up, others like to lay down and some   away from our busy hospital will provide a quiet
       even prefer to donate from their carrier. The more space   and relaxed environment to give blood, tailored
       available, the more we can comfortably accommodate their   to our donors' needs.
       needs and increase the number of successful donations.
                                                             2.  Spacious consultation rooms will give our
       At present the team has its own consultation room in      donors room to relax and play. Large dog breeds,
       the hospital, but its blood storage facility and laboratory   like greyhounds, will feel more comfortable.
       spaces are in different parts of the hospital. This new   While cats, will have room to roam and explore.
       facility will bring everything together, helping the team

























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