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Oxford renal nurse with special Ro subtype encourages Black heritage communities to embrace blood donation
A dedicated renal nurse at Oxford University Hospitals has been caring for patients while also making a live-saving impact through blood donation of the special Ro subtype and encouraging Black heritage communities to donate.
Alton Towers Resort help tackle blood donor shortage
Alton Towers Resort is helping the NHS tackle the urgent shortage of blood donors this winter - through a spine-tingling partnership.
Businesses to offer ‘Donate Breaks’ so donors can give blood during working day
In a major move to tackle the ongoing blood shortage in England, leading commercial organisations have pledged to give employees 'Donate Breaks’ - dedicated time off to donate blood during their working day.
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.