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First national digital organ donation drive of its kind released to NHS App users in England
NHS App makes it simple for millions in England to check, record or update their organ donation decision
Blood will be matched using a new algorithm and new genomic data
NHS Blood and Transplant is leading on a study using an advanced algorithm to select genomically matched blood to improve safety and make best use of rare blood units.
NHS Blood and Transplant says there is a growing need for more black community heritage donors with very rare blood types
The demand for donors like Tinashe has grown to the level where around half of all special requests to the NHSBT rare blood team are to help people with sickle cell.
Virtual reality eye retrieval programme helps make more sight-saving cornea transplants available for patients
A ‘world first’ training programme, created by NHS Blood and Transplant's Tissue and Eye Services and Digital Learning Teams, will help to increase the number of sight-saving corneas available for transplant across the UK.
Teen with rare blood disorder needed more 100 units of specialist matched platelets to enable groundbreaking brain surgery
A teenager with an extremely rare blood disorder was well enough for groundbreaking brain tumour surgery at Sheffield Children's Hospital thanks to specialist support from NHS Blood and Transplant.
“Skin patch turning purple helped me spot lung rejection” says transplant patient in pioneering trial
One of the first lung transplant patients to receive a skin patch from his organ donor in a trial, says it has been ‘invaluable’ in identifying rejection before any other symptoms.
BBC coverage of heart and lung donation and transplantation in the UK
The BBC is today covering concerns, issues and recommendations about heart and lung transplantation in the UK.
The conclusion of a major NHSBT led trial now being published in the world’s leading health journal.
The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published the results of an NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) led trial of 'whole blood' transfusions.
NHS starts machine preservation programme to enable more transplants
NHS Blood and Transplant has opened the first of 15 pilot assessment and recovery centres (ARC), where selected donated organs will be preserved and assessed so more can be transplanted.
Somerset man amongst first patients to get groundbreaking 'living drug' for blood cancer, after cells collected in Bristol
A Somerset man will become one of the first patients in the country to get a groundbreaking cell therapy for an aggressive cancer.
Delighted mum gives birth to baby boy following groundbreaking womb transplant, thanks to pioneering research programme
Grace is the first person to have a baby as part of the approved deceased donor womb transplant research programme.
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