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Stories, press releases and statements.

London Blood Donor Centre is now the busiest in Europe

London’s West End Blood Donor Centre can collect 60,000 units of blood a year.

Blood donor Eugene Matthew with Donor Carer Stephanie Kaye at the West End Donor Centre.jpg

Save the date: National Blood Week is 10-16 June 2019

We’ll be highlighting some of the key issues in blood donation – such as the urgent need for black blood donors, male blood donors, and O negative donors.

Urgent appeal for 5,200 new black blood donors in key areas

Black people in three key areas are being urged to register to give blood after new figures revealed an urgent shortage of black donors.

Campaigns

We run various campaigns to find the 135,000 new donors we need each year and encourage them to carry on donating.

Popular campaigns

Comedienne and BBC radio presenter, Judi Love explains why it can sometimes be difficult to get an appointment.

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The Donor

Remarkable stories from the world of giving blood.

Giving Heidi and Evie new life

Heidi and Evie are two little girls with a rare blood disorder who rely on donors to stay alive.

Changes to help bring in Ro

How we are meeting the challenge to find more Ro blood donors.

International donor hunt

Two-year-old Zainab Mughal from America has neuroblastoma and needs blood and bone marrow transplants to treat her condition.

Media enquiries

Get information about blood donation, arrange a visit and find expert spokespeople.

Email: pressoffice@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Phone: 01923 367600 (09:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday)

Out of hours phone: 0117 969 2444

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