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The Welsh Blood Service
Undy AFC and Trefelin BGC are both proud supporters of the Welsh Blood Service (WBS) - and are encouraging their fans to consider donating blood and help save lives.
The WBS covers the whole of Wales and collects voluntary, non-remunerated blood donations from the general public.
These donations are processed and tested before distribution to hospitals where they support patient care. They also hold blood-derived products (both NHS and Commercial) for purchase by their customer hospitals.
What are the main blood groups?
These are O, A, B and AB. Each group is also classified as either Rh D negative or Rh D positive.
How did I get my blood group?
Blood groups are inherited from your parents. The four blood groups, A, B, AB and O are controlled by the A, B and O genes. The A and B genes are dominant and group O is dependent on the inheritance of an O gene from each parent. The inheritance of the Rh D (Rh D)gene from either or both parents results in the Rh D positive blood group ‘expression’. The absence of the Rh D gene results in the expression of the Rh D negative blood group.
What are the most and least common blood groups?
44% of people in the UK have O group blood; 42% have A group blood. The least common groups are B (10%) and AB (4%). 85% of the population are Rh D positive and 15% Rh D negative.
Is there one group that is extra special?
It doesn’t matter how common or how rare your blood group is we still need to collect enough to have it there when patients need it.
But O Rh D negative blood, a less common blood group, can be given to anyone in an emergency and is also used for transfusion into babies.
If you want to find out more about donating blood, go to https://www.welsh-blood.org.uk
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