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Dracula and English Heritage help call for vital blood types this Halloween
This Halloween, English Heritage is partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant to offer visitors the chance to discover something truly spine-tingling: their own blood type.
Jamaican diplomatic, business and acting worlds combine to save Black Britons affected by sickle cell
Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the UK, His Excellency Alexander Williams, will be part of a contingent of Jamaican business and cultural figures visiting London’s newest blood donor centre in Brixton on 21 October to deliver a lifesaving message.
Brighton blood donor centre now open and calling for more donors to come forward
Brighton’s first permanent blood donor centre is now open with 1,100 appointments available to book each week.
Blood donation message to reach millions as DVLA supports the NHS drive to recruit next generation of donors
Learner drivers and motorists renewing their driving licences are being encouraged to give blood in a new partnership between the DVLA and the NHS in England that it is hoped will boost the number of much-needed younger donors.
London schoolgirl’s life with sickle cell immortalised in children’s book to inspire a new generation of Black heritage blood donors
A London schoolgirl’s experience of living with sickle cell has been immortalised in a children’s book commissioned by NHS Blood and Transplant and given free to all Brixton primary schools during Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September 2025).
6 month milestone: NHS patients across the country now benefitting from life-saving treatments made from UK donor plasma
NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, and hospitals across the country are celebrating a significant milestone with life-saving immunoglobulin medicines made from UK-donated plasma.
Brighton’s first permanent blood donor centre to open this month
Appointments are now available to book at Brighton’s first permanent blood donor centre, which will open in September.
Blood donor with vital blood type urges young people to “try it once” after 50 years of donating
A man who has donated blood for 50 years is urging young people to "try it once" as numbers of young donors signing up to donate are lower than in previous years.
London charities collaborate with NHS Blood and Transplant inspired by Marvel Television’s Ironheart
2 London charities have collaborated with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), inspired by Marvel Television’s Ironheart, to create their own social short films to turbo-charge the drive to recruit more Black heritage blood donors
Channel 4 teams up with NHS Blood and Transplant in first series for Channel 4.0, starring Adeola Patronne
Channel 4 today announces it has partnered with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to demystify the blood donation process for young people and entertain viewers at the same time.