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New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) has more than 32,000 appointments to be filled between now and the end of January to meet demand over the holiday season
New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) has more than 32,000 appointments to be filled between now and the end of January to meet demand over the holiday season. Last year 55,323 units of blood, plasma and platelets were issued to patients across New Zealand .
New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) is calling on GPs to encourage patients who have recently recovered from chickenpox or shingles to make a blood or plasma donation, as their plasma has special antibodies that could be used to make a lifesaving treatment