We Are England — Season 1, Episode 8: Life Blood

Episode synopsis

The Night Shift: Blood donation fell with Covid-19, now the NHS is on its biggest blood drive ever. And one NHS staffer is inspired to give even more than blood to a stranger - her kidney.

About We Are England

We Are England was a regional current affairs documentary programme shown on BBC One. The programme was made by six teams around England, based in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle and Norwich. It explored the issues people cared about, as told by them from across the country. It replaced the long running BBC programme "Inside Out".

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Becoming Dad
• E2Cold Swim - Tynemouth
• E3Fighting My Phobia - Coventry
• E4Nature on My Mind – Somerset
• E5Unfiltered - Cambridge
• E6Veterans Road to Recovery
• E7Down at the Docks
• E9Night Nurses - Birmingham
• E10One Night at the Fish Market - Grimsby
• E11One Night in Newcastle
• E12Our Bin Lorry Life
• E13Fighting for Fashion