Over 17,000 lives each year are saved as a direct result of Plasma Donations, and the demand is increasing each year. Plasma can assist in treating over 50 different conditions and some people relay on regular donations of plasma.
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Despite Plasma Donations literally saving thousands of lives each year, there are just 3 Donation Centres across England - Birmingham, Reading, Twickenham. Meaning there's huge areas of the country where people are willing to help donate Plasma, but they have no means to do so due to the distances in travelling to a Donation Centre.
This situation was made worse with the closure of a Donation Centre in Telford, and most recently a reduction in the opening hours of the Birmingham Centre.