“If there’s no yogurt on the supermarket shelf – well, that’s unfortunate. The customer will have to pick something else. If there’s no blood on the hospital shelf, the consequences are very, very different. The level of risk we’re dealing with here is the big difference. We simply can’t afford …

“While the project offers great benefits to NHS hospitals and the taxpayer, nothing matters more than its potential to improve patient outcomes through improved blood availability. Our new ToolsGroup Brookes system allows us to respond faster to crises and support patients with complex requirements, like those that need multiple transfusions …