Blood Bikes recruit Bishop Mark as patron

The charity (SSCB) was created to transport blood across the midlands through the help of bikes which are able to push past traffic & deliver donations on time.

It is the early hours of the morning and a hospital urgently requires blood. Currently hospitals within Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire have little choice but to call a local taxi company to collect and deliver the blood which is expensive.

Now operating in Staffordshire, Shropshire & Cheshire areas, as well as helping hospitals transport emergency blood samples, SSCB also transports a variety of other urgent medical items in addition to blood products, including breast milk. The transition to transporting milk was fairly easy as it was achieved using the temperature controlled boxes attached to the bikes.

Breast milk donations have helped save the lives of so many premature babies who are either sick or both. Some mothers are unable to provide their young ones with a full supply of breast milk for many reasons, which is why breast milk donations are so important. 

SSCB works closely with the Milk Bank at Chester to deliver these vital donations of milk on their behalf. They are the largest NHS milk bank in England, supplying over 70 hospitals with donor milk and ensuring that any milk is screened & safe.

Most recently SSCB branched out into FMT (Faecal Matter Transplant) transports which can help treat illnesses such as Clostridioides difficile and ulcerative colitis.

Trustees Lynne and Steve met up with Bishop Mark who is a keen biker and has also volunteered as a blood biker. Announcing Bishop Mark as patron on charity's Facebook page they said: "He took a shine to our Bertie the Bloodhound and intends taking Bertie on his travels so stand by for tales of BERTIE and the BISHOP."