A blood shortage in the U.K. may cause some surgeries to be delayed

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A blood shortage in the U.K. may cause some surgeries to be delayed
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The National Health Service in the United Kingdom has 'critically low' blood stocks and says it 'urgently' needs people to donate blood.

A person walks past images of workers with the United Kingdom's National Health Service posted outside a temporary field hospital in south London on Jan. 5.

"Asking hospitals to limit their use of blood is not a step we take lightly. This is a vital measure to protect patients who need blood the most," Wendy Clark, interim chief executive of NHS Blood and Transplant,"Patients are our focus. I sincerely apologise to those patients who may see their surgery postponed because of this," Clark added.

On Wednesday the NHS declared a so-called"amber alert," which will remain in effect for at least four weeks as officials attempt to shore up the service's blood supply.

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