Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes is a Blood Bikes charity which operates in Yorkshire.

It was set up by biker Vic Siswick in 2008 when he noticed a lack of sample delivery provision at night while he was undergoing cancer treatment. The group has 60 volunteer riders, all advanced motorcyclists, who deliver urgent samples outside normal NHS hours. Running costs of the charity are about £40,000 a year, which is used for fuel and maintenance of the charity’s seven motorbikes, which each cover up to 20,000 miles a year.[1]

The service operates between 7pm and 7am every weekday.[2]

In October 2017 the Whiteknights began providing daily deliveries from Pinderfield Hospital to the Air Support Unit at Nostell in support of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance's new "Blood On Board" initiative.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Unsung motorcycling heroes who deliver vital blood samples to Yorkshire NHS hospitals for free in plea for support". Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Whiteknights Emergency Voluntary Services receive charity cash from Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation". Huddersfield Examiner. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Yorkshire Air Ambulances to carry blood on board
  • Official website
  • Charity Commission. Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes, registered charity no. 1124510.
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