A campaign to help make up a shortfall in new blood donors by recruiting 100,000 new donors in 100 days has been hailed a great success after the target was smashed two weeks early.
People came forward in their thousands to support the campaign run by NHS Blood and Transplant, which was launched after a dramatic decline in the number of younger donors.
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