The official account for blood donation in Wales. If giving is in your blood, please help. Yn Gymraeg @GwaedCymru. This account is monitored weekdays, 9am-5pm.
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Happy #NationalBloodDonorWeek! โค๏ธ๐ฉธ
We are highlighting the lifesaving difference donating makes. Hereโs everything you need to know about giving blood with the Welsh Blood Service ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Help us by sharing this message and booking a lifesaving donation ๐
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Where has your blood gone? ๐งญ
We recently launched a new SMS service to tell you when your donation arrives in hospital ๐ฑ
Let us know in the comments where you donate and where your blood has gone ๐
#WorldBloodDonorDay
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It's #WorldBloodDonorDay!
The only way to start the day is by sharing some special messages for donors from patients and their families across Wales...
If you've received blood, add your message in the comments ๐
#NationalBloodDonorWeek
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๐ฃ Runners... can you help us?๐ฃ
๐ Are you up for a new route?
๐ฉธWe want you to run your type
๐Run your route and tag us in!
@run4wales #GivingRunsInYourBlood #NationalBloodDonorWeek
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Did you know @air_ambulance carry units of blood on its aircraft and first response vehicles? ๐ ๐
This vital service is only possible thanks to your donations! ๐ฉธ
If giving is in your blood, please book now ๐
wbs.wales/nbdw2026
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We're proud to work with @FAWales @CymruLeagues on the #BloodSweatCheers campaign
Together, football fans, players, coaches, volunteers and communities have saved thousands of lives!
Want your club to get involved?
Find out more: welsh-blood.org.uk/blood-sweโฆ
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Meet Lowri Holloway, the very first student to donate blood at @TonyrefailCS! ๐
Lowri said the experience was really fun and definitely recommends other sixth form pupils give blood ๐ฉธ
Book now wbs.wales/nbdw2026
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Dyma Lowri, y gyntaf erioed i roi gwaed yn @TonyrefailCS! ๐
Dywedodd Lowri fod y profiad yn hwyl ac yn sicr, buasai hiโn argymell bod disgyblion chweched dosbarth eraill yn rhoi gwaed ๐ฉธ
Gwnewch apwyntiad nawr wbs.cymru/wgrg2026
#WythnosGenedlaetholRhoddwyrGwaed
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"A sea of hearts beat as one unified" ๐ฉธโค๏ธ
The @Metallica Family in Wales is coming together to give blood and save lives from 22 June to 3 July.
Find an appointment Wherever You May Roam
wbs.wales/Metallica
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โค๏ธ Whether youโre a veteran runner or just digging your trainers out the cupboard, why not support our #GivingRunsInYourBlood campaign this #NationalBloodDonorWeek and book a lifesaving appointment today ๐โโ๏ธ
โก๏ธ wbs.wales/nbdw2026
@Run4Wales
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๐จ A milestone for Wales ๐จ
Weโve issued our first albumin medicine made from UK donor plasma to University Hospital Wales, helping rebuild a secure, sustainable UK supply of lifesaving treatments.
All made possible by donors ๐
๐ Read more: wbs.wales/albumin
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โIf I can help patients, I will always try my very best to donate, even if it falls just before my wedding,โ Sandra says. โI am just so proud that my donation is a lifeline to those who need it most.โ โค๏ธ
๐ฐ wbs.wales/Sandra
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โTo everyone who donates blood or platelets, thank you for giving families like ours hope.โโค๏ธ
๐ฐ wbs.wales/miasstory
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Thank you for your donation and supporting #NationalBloodDonorWeek! โค๏ธ
Come with me to donate blood for #NationalBloodWeek!!
You can donate yourself here: wbs.wales/KieraMarshall
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Meet Shula!
She was a blood donor until 1999 when she was in a horrific car crash.
She needed 28 units of blood to save her lifeโฆ
Now, she wants young people to start their donation journey.
wbs.wales/nbdw2026
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After a year and a half in and out of hospital, the family finally received the news they had been hoping for, Vinnieโs treatment had worked. He is now on maintenance therapy, which is expected to continue until 2027 โค๏ธ
๐ฐ wbs.wales/VinniesStory
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Michael made his first blood donation in 1966 while serving in the Royal Marines. When a military vehicle struck a landmine, he donated blood directly to an injured soldier in a lifeโorโdeath emergency.
He's donated ever since
Why did you start?
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โWithout you, I wouldnโt be hereโ ๐ฉธโค๏ธ
Richard Jones lost a significant amount of blood and needed 100 units in total to survive
๐ฐ wbs.wales/RichardsStory
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๐ฉธ103 donations. 309 lives saved
This week, Lawrence Deeks reached an incredible milestone with his 103rd blood donation. A huge thank you, Lawrence -your generosity is changing lives across Wales
Become a lifesaver like Lawrence: wbs.wales/nbdw2026
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You can join the #MissingType campaign by removing ๐
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Find out more: wbs.wales/MissingType
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