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Fantastic response to BBC Casualty's Christmas special on blood donation
The NHS has hailed a fantastic response to the BBC Casualty Christmas special which saw a huge uplift in bookings.
A way to test the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape developed
Scientists have developed a way of assessing the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape, which could improve specialist transplant and transfusion practice as well as blood banking.
More than half the children transformed into dolls as part of an award-winning national organ donation campaign have now received a lifesaving transplant in time for Christmas
More than half of a group of children who were transformed into handmade dolls have received their life-saving organ transplants in time for Christmas. But hundreds of children are still waiting for a gift Santa can’t bring.
Mum who received 65 units of blood products before last Christmas supports blood appeal
Adele Darlington, who needed blood products after suffering a massive bleed while giving birth a year ago, has met the NHS staff who urgently sent blood to the hospital.
MPs help celebrate the 100,000 lives saved through organ donation in the UK over the last 30 years
NHS Blood and Transplant hosted a joint event with Kidney Care UK with patients, MPs, ministers, and policy makers coming together to hear how more than 100,000 transplants have taken place since the creation of the NHS Organ Donor Register.
New blood donation monitoring for viruses which could be driven to the UK by climate change
NHS Blood and Transplant is from today creating a new warning system to detect newly emerging viruses potentially reaching the UK due to climate change.
Next 6 weeks crucial for Christmas blood stocks as NHS warns of December slump in donations
The NHS in England is urging donors to book and stick to their appointments in the lead up to Christmas to ensure we have the blood needed by hospitals this Christmas.
Grassroots groups get £600,000 Government funding to deliver projects encouraging more people of Black and Asian heritage to become blood and organ donors
Community groups and organisations across England and Wales have received a share of funding as part of the Government’s commitment to continue to tackle health inequalities and promote blood and organ donation among Black and Asian communities.
Five year high on number of ethnic minority patients receiving a lifesaving organ transplant - but there’s a significant drop in the number of donations
A new report published today by NHS Blood and Transplant shows a five year high on the number of patients of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds receiving an organ transplant.
Married couple beat odds of 1 in 4 million to both donate stem cells
The London couple, originally from India, are now calling on others of South Asian heritage to sign up to the NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry.
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.
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