WI welcomes blood biker to hear about their valuable work
Cannock WI welcomed Chris Hyde of Shropshire Staffordshire and Cheshire Blood Bikers who offered an insight into his organisation’s valuable work. Chris has been a blood biker for around 10 years and has covered most of the roles necessary to its operation.
Surprisingly, the amount of blood transported by motorcycle is relatively small as the NHS has developed its own systems since Blood Bikers began in 1962. These days, the volunteers are more likely to be asked to deliver spare parts for broken equipment, tissue samples, medical notes, bone marrow and faecal matter transplants: just don’t ask! They also collect breast milk from nursing mothers for use by premature babies.
Their bikes are, these days, supplied by the charity and are designed for the purposes of the job they do.
