News and campaigns

Latest news

Stories, press releases and statements.

Help Save Lives this bank holiday

NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people to make appointments to donate blood ahead of August Bank Holiday weekend (24 - 26 August 2019).

NHS Blood and Transplant names its regular donor with the rarest blood type

Sue Olds from Cornwall, aged 52, is the only one of NHS Blood and Transplant's 830,860 donors with -D- blood.

Statement: Our position on blood donation by men who have sex with men

We want as many people as possible to be able to donate blood safely.

Campaigns

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

#Date2Donate

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

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The Donor

Remarkable stories from the world of giving blood.

Humans of Blood Donation - Steve Harrison

We've received so many wonderful and heart-warming stories from donors in response to Caitlin Moran's 2018 article that we decided to make it a regular feature.

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.

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

Due to the large volume of media enquiries we receive, we are not able to help students with research or other projects.

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