Nils Zinn is a blood donor and he can proudly say that he has donated blood for 47 years. But now he thinks it is messy on the blood donation in Växjö since the drop in, which means that the blood donors are called a special day, but not at any particular time.

Worth their time

This is a problem, Nils Zinn thinks.

- I feel that you have to sit and wait very long before you can come in to give blood. I value my time and we do this without any major compensation. Time is a resource you should be afraid of and you are not if you sit for maybe 45 minutes in a waiting room and wait, he says.

Can take up to 45 minutes

When the person comes to blood donation in Växjö, he must first register, then a small interview about what it means to be a blood donor and what rules apply. In the worst case, the whole process can take up to an hour.

Jimmy Holmberg is Head of Transfusion Medicine in Växjö.

"I think that 45 minutes is too long to wait when you donate," he admits. Many people want to get in touch when they start working in the morning, so between eight and nine it is often high pressure.

Ended up as blood donor

Nils Zinn gave up his ambitions as a blood donor for several years, but then came back for a short time. He did not think there had been any improvement at all and decided to quit for good.

- I want you to go back to what used to be when we had a specific time when we would come. That you can come in directly and give your blood, says Nils.

Different systems in different regions

How the blood donors are called looks different depending on where you live. In Kalmar, the blood donors are called to an exact time.

"It works very well here," says Kim Hägerström, Blood Central Coordinator in the Kalmar Region. The blood donors fit their time to a very large extent and we have no plans to change our procedures. We have early hours and even the evening hours to meet different needs.