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Luton donor centre manager gives 73rd O negative donation and urges donors in the region to book
Emma Martin, Luton clinical donor centre manager, recently gave her 73rd donation of O negative blood, leading by example and urging people across the region to register and book an appointment.
NHS needs one person to register as a lifesaving stem cell donor every 20 minutes – and now younger women can join too
NHS Blood and Transplant campaign reveals it needs 30,000 under-40s to join its Stem Cell Donor Registry every year – one every 20 minutes. As part of the drive, all women aged 17-40 can now join the register.
Deepak reaches a century of donation credits for his father who receives regular transfusions
Deepak Singh Udassi, a 43-year-old Sikh from Surrey, is making a significant impact on his community through his dedication to blood and platelet donations.
NHS plea for more donors of Black heritage – as three quarters of blood needed for sickle cell patients is used in London
New figures released by NHSBT show that last year 210 donations of blood were needed each day for treating patients with sickle cell disease across England, with over three quarters of this blood needed by hospitals in London.
Mum of one, who needs a stem cell transplant after 12-year cancer battle, calls for people to sign up to newly renamed NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry
June Hoey, who will need a stem cell transplant later this year, is calling on people to join the NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry (formerly the British Bone Marrow Registry).
Donors urged to ‘keep up the momentum’ to help sustain blood stocks as NHS remains in Amber Alert
The NHS renews its call to donors - particularly those with O type blood – as blood stocks Amber Alert continues.
World-first genome wide study of which people make the best stem cell donors
NHS Blood and Transplant has begun a world-first study to identify which genes make some people stem cell super donors.
Drones successfully fly blood packs in longest ever ‘beyond visual line of sight’ flights in UK first
Blood packs have been successfully flown by drone in a series of ‘beyond visual line of sight’ flights, for the first time in the UK.
Lady who gets eye drops made from blood meets donors
Carolyn Frost, who receives eye drops made from blood, has met and thanked two men whose donations were used for her treatment.
More platelet donors are needed
September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness month and we want to encourage more donors to switch to platelet donation. This is because 1 donation can help up to 12 children with cancer.