\n The centre, located at 1 Gloucester Place, will open this month and appointments are now available to book.\n<\/p>\n
\n The centre, which is less than 10 minutes away from Brighton Station, will be open seven days a week and has the capacity for 1,100 appointments each week.\n<\/p>\n
\n It will have six donor chairs to collect whole blood.\n<\/p>\n
\n The centre is one of three permanent locations opened by the NHS over the last nine months to increase blood stocks and donor numbers across the country.\n<\/p>\n
\n Appointments are available to book now at Blood.co.uk. (Image: NHS)\n<\/p>\n
\n With students estimated to make up 14 per cent of Brighton’s population, the NHS is keen to encourage students and young people to book in and become the next generation of blood donors.\n<\/p>\n
\n There is also a need for more donors of black heritage to help patients with sickle cell, who need ethnically matched blood.\n<\/p>\n
\n Clare Carman, Brighton Donor Centre manager, said: “We\u2019re asking Brighton residents to make an appointment at the new donor centre to give blood and help save lives.\n<\/p>\n
\n “From September, our new centre has capacity for 1,100 appointments a week, so I urge all potential donors to sign-up today.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We need a steady supply of donations, so even if your appointment is a few months off, your blood will still save lives then.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The entire donation process takes just an hour.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Each donation can save up to three lives, so every person who comes forward will help us save even more lives across the country.”\n<\/p>\n