Each year three in ten blood cancer patients will not find the potentially life-saving bone marrow match they need, which is why Julie Penketh from Ystrad Mynach and the Welsh Blood Service are encouraging more people to join the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Since donating her stem cells three decades ago, Julie has continued to urge others to ask to join at their blood donor sessions or by returning a home-delivered, needle-free swab-kit, which can be ordered in minutes…

The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford gave blood in Cardiff City Hall today, to help keep NHS blood banks well stocked during the coronavirus pandemic. Having given blood since the age of 17, the First Minister says he hopes everyone fit, healthy and symptom-free, goes onto the Wales Blood Service website to book their own blood donation. While new regulations have required people across the UK to stay home to save lives, travelling to donate lifesaving blood is essential…