Thu 24 October 2024 11:00-14:00
NHS Blood and Transplant pop up, Glenside Students' Union
WHEN: 24/10/24, 11:00-14:00
WHAT TO EXPECT:
The NHS Blood drive team will be on campus and would love for you to drop by! They will be coming along to all campus sites to spread awareness about the call for more Black blood donors. Increasing the number of people of Black heritage who donate blood is an urgent priority for NHS Blood and Transplant as there is an urgent need for people with the rarer Ro blood type, Ro is a rare blood group that is more common in black communities.The NHS Blood and Transplant team will be coming to to site to register new donors talk them through what its like to donate and do some myth busting. They will be running a 'what's your blood type event' where if people sign up to become a blood donor.
If you want to sign up to be a blood donor - they can help with that too!
WHERE TO FIND US: Glenside Students' Union, Blackberry Hill, BS161DD
HOW TO SIGN UP: Just turn up on the day
INCLUSIVITY: The Students’ Union at UWE welcomes all abilities/ disabilities, ages, ethnicities, and gender into our spaces. If you have any questions, concerns or additional requirements then please let us know so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible. For more information about this event, please contact: thestudentsunion@uwe.ac.uk
Cost: Free Booking required: No Open to: All UWE Bristol students
Venue Information Disabled parking: Yes Step-free access: Yes Automatic doors: Yes Accessible toilets: Yes Induction loop: No Guide/ assistance dog-friendly: Yes Quiet spaces available: Yes
Travel Information Walk: Glenside Campus is a 30 min (approx.) walk from Frenchay Campus, either via Stoke Lane or through Stoke Park Estate. Please note that these routes include steep hills. Bus: First Bus services 5 and 48A stop directly outside the main entrance to Glenside Campus. The 48A runs every 20 mins between Frenchay and Glenside. Cycle: Glenside is easily accessible from several local cycle routes. There are showers, lockers, bike shelters and free bike tools available on campus. Drive: Parking is available on campus for permit holders only. Please ensure you have either an annual permit OR a free ‘permission to park’ permit along with a daily parking token displayed in your windscreen.