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Stories, press releases and statements.

Southport community unites for ‘inspiring’ blood donation session backed by the family of Elsie Dot Stancombe

Almost 100 people have given blood at an ‘inspiring’ donation session supported by the family of Elsie Dot Stancombe, one of the young victims of the tragic Southport attack last summer.

NHS donor plea to fill 50,000 appointments as four Bank Holidays in just six weeks impact vital blood stocks

A critical appeal has been issued to blood and platelet donors across England to help fill over 50,000 available appointments at town and city centre donor centres as the NHS warns of a looming shortfall in blood stocks.

Powered by blood donors: Patient with blood condition takes on first marathon

Chloë Adlerstein, 32, a London-based thalassaemia patient who relies on blood transfusions every two weeks is taking on the mammoth task of running this year's London Marathon, raising vital funds for UK Thalassaemia Society.

Campaigns

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

The NHS needs great guys

We have teamed up with Twentieth Century Studios on the release of their epic adventure-comedy, “Free Guy” to help get more people donating blood.

#Date2Donate

Mim Shaikh and Harry Pinero chat about their friend Cadet, the Eid of sacrifice and the Arabic alphabet, all while giving blood.

More people now able to give blood

The questions we ask before you give blood have changed. More people could be eligible to donate blood based on their health, travel and sexual behaviour.

The Donor

Remarkable stories from the world of giving blood.

Save lives this spring and summer

We need your help to rebuild blood, plasma and platelet stocks as bank holidays and trips abroad affect donations this spring and summer. In our update, we also share news of the brand-new donor centre in Brixton, safety survey results, and more.

Booking platelet appointments online

We’ve been working hard to make improvements to online services based on the feedback we have received. As part of this work, platelet donors can now book, move and cancel appointments online and in the mobile app months in advance.

Regularly reminded

Chiamaka signed up to give blood at her university Fresher’s Fayre while studying medicine. Now qualified as a doctor, she says she sees the lifesaving effects of blood transfusions directly.

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