News and campaigns

Latest news

Stories, press releases and statements.

Craig Doyle and Austin Healey brave the blood donation needle

"There you go, another life saved!" Blood donation isn't usually this competitive. Watch their video.

Statement on Freedom to Donate and Unilad’s ‘Illegal Blood Bank’ campaign

Freedom to Donate and Unilad have jointly launched the ‘Illegal Blood Bank’ campaign. NHS Blood and Transplant is not part of this campaign and this is not organised through the FAIR group.

Men need to give blood a try

New partnership with BT Sport and NHS Give Blood aims to target men, who are nearly half as likely to start donating blood as women.

Campaigns

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

BT Sport and rugby legends support blood donation

The team discuss boosting male blood donation and unsurprisingly there's a fair bit of friendly competition.

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The Donor

Remarkable stories from the world of giving blood.

Improving your online service

We’ve been working hard to make improvements to both the website and the app based on the feedback we have received.

Blood on board

We got in touch with the Great North Air Ambulance Service to look back on the hundreds of lives saved by carrying blood on board their aircraft.

The journey of blood – before the session

The journey your blood takes before it does some amazing thing or three involves a lot of people, more than a few miles, and some fascinating science.

Media enquiries

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

Email: pressoffice@nhsbt.nhs.uk

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