National press releases

Below is a list of the most recent national press releases relating to NHS Blood and Transplant.

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10 May 2013 Specialist Unit for South West
Patients are experiencing the benefits of a life-enhancing treatment close to home as NHS Blood and Transplant and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has made Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) therapy available in Bristol.

1 May 2013 250,000 fans for Blood Donation Facebook page
NHS Blood and Transplant's Blood Donation Facebook page today soared past the milestone of 250,000 fans, making it the largest following for a blood donation page in the world.

26 Apr 2013 NHS Blood and Transplant lead ambitious European project to procure new blood pack
Use of a new standardised blood pack has been agreed by a collaborative of six countries which will allow the participating blood services to benefit from the scale generated by collaborative procurement and significantly reduced costs.

15 Feb 2013 Thousands of new blood donors help to protect future blood stocks
A campaign to help make up a shortfall in new blood donors by recruiting 100,000 New Donors in 100 Days has been hailed a great success after the target was smashed two weeks early.

31 Jan 2013 Britain’s Got Talent Finalists Sign Up to Blood Donation
Little Mix’s support band are hoping to lead by example and inspire music fans to become lifesavers as part of NHS Blood and Transplant’s campaign to recruit vital new blood donors.

28 Jan 2013 NHS Blood and Transplant partners with Christian churches for fleshandblood campaign
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and creative agency KORE, have joined forces to promote fleshandblood, a campaign to mobilise the Christian Church to increase the number of blood and organ donors in the UK. This partnership marks the first time that NHSBT has worked with the Christian Church on a national initiative to promote blood and organ donation.

3 Jan 2013 NHSBT makes urgent appeal to O- blood donors
Blood donors who are O Rh negative (O-) are being asked to come forward to give blood now following the festive period.

28 Nov 2012 NHS Blood and Transplant wins HSJ Quality and Productivity award
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has won a prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) award for its Operational Improvement Programme (OIP) which enabled the NHS to release £10 million a year back into front-line services.

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