Blood bikes riding into Carmarthenshire
A service which allows blood and tissue samples to be transferred quickly from one place to another is being piloted within Hywel Dda University Health Board. Blood Bikes Wales, a charitable organisation already working with three other health boards in Wales, has agreed a three year service from hospitals in Carmarthenshire. It is hoped the scheme will roll out to the other counties of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire in the future. As part of the scheme, volunteer motorcycle riders can be called on by the health service to deliver urgently needed blood, samples, donor milk and medical equipment. The volunteers compliment the University Health Board transport service over weekends. Director of Strategic Partnerships for Hywel Dda University Health Board Sarah Jennings said: “We are delighted to be working with the Blood Bikes Wales charity, which already provides a professional, reliable service to other health boards in Wales. This is just one of many projects we are working on with th...