'Urgently required': Australia's blood bank makes call for donors
Around 1200 donors are needed to give blood, plasma and platelets to help ease demand during the holidays.
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Around 1200 donors are needed to give blood, plasma and platelets to help ease demand during the holidays.
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood donor centre in Newcastle to open January 1 amid forecast donation shortfall of about 200 across Hunter.
Hundreds more blood donations are needed each day over the coming weeks to meet demand over the Christmas period.
An extra 830 donations a day are needed across the country between December 22 and January 2 to meet hospital demand for patients.
Hundreds more blood donations are needed each day over the coming weeks to meet demand over the Christmas period.