News - 2011
28th December 2011:
NHS Blood and Transplant Fear Significant Drop in Blood Donations in 2012
15th December 2011:
Newham Council to lead new initiative to promote blood and organ donation amongst residents
12th December 2011:
NHSBT welcomes NICE guideline on improving organ donor identification and consent rates
7th December 2011:
NHSBT makes special appeal to O- and B- blood donors
30th November 2011:
Campaign tackling shortage of organ donors from BME groups on target
30th November 2011:
Impact of industrial action on blood donor sessions
28th November 2011:
NHS Blood and Transplant wins national innovation award
8th November 2011:
Wales Organ Donation Bill White Paper - November 2011
7th November 2011:
Changes to blood donor guidelines
2nd November 2011:
New cord blood donation facility opens in London
27th October 2011:
Move to 24/7 lifesaving cord blood collection
20th October 2011:
Blood teams nominated for award for helping save lives in Afghanistan
17th October 2011:
Transplant documentary helps generate thousands of new organ donors
12th October 2011:
NHSBT statement on the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report, Human bodies:donation for medicine and research
5th October 2011:
NHSBT shortlisted for three prestigious awards
4th October 2011:
"Transplant", on BBC1 tonight, tells the story of four individuals and shows the complete donor to transplant journey for the first time ever on UK TV.
3rd October 2011:
National Campaign Launches To Help Save Lives During Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation Week
30th September 2011:
NHSBT Board meeting September 2011
16th September 2011:
Move to 24/7 lifesaving cord blood collection at Watford General Hospital
9 September 2011:
Education scheme Give and Let Live reaches more young people
8 September 2011:
Changes to blood donor selection criteria
6 September 2011:
NHSBT Annual Review 2010-11 sees more lives saved and improved
23 August 2011:
Change to blood donor acceptance guidelines for travellers to Romania and mainland Greece
16 August 2011:
NHSBT Newsletter, Issue 6 August 2011
8 August 2011:
Record-breaking year for organ transplants
5 August 2011:
Screening blood and donors keeps patients safe
18 July 2011:
NHSBT sees surge in blood donors as almost 100,000 make a "Date to Donate"
15 July 2011:
New national pancreas allocation scheme gives hope to patients
13 July 2011:
£4 million investment in NHS stem cell services
11 July 2011:
More organ donors needed to reduce transplant waiting times in Wales
4 July 2011:
Transplant Week supporters form Flashmob
4 July 2011:
More organ donors needed to reduce transplant waiting times
28 June 2011:
BMA UK Renews Support for Presumed Consent for Organ Donation
23 June 2011:
NHS Organ Donor Register Hits Record 18 Million
15 June 2011:
Minister supports National Blood Week
14 June 2011:
New NHSBT research reveals 20% drop in young donors in the last decade
7 June 2011:
Minister reassures MPs that voluntary donation system will not be jeopardised
12 May 2011:
NHSBT promotes donation in Parliamentary debate
11 May 2011:
NHSBT statement on the use of discard plasma for non-clinical purposes
9 May 2011:
Ambitious Plans to Save More Lives Through Blood and Organ Donation
1 April 2011:
Transfer of testing services from Newcastle and Sheffield to Manchester
31 March 2011:
A special gift to celebrate the Royal Wedding
22 March 2011:
European Blood Experts Meet in Bristol
10 March 2011:
One in four of those waiting for kidney transplant are Black or Asian
9 March 2011:
NHS Blood and Transplant - Commercial
Effectiveness Review
4 March 2011:
One in four denied dying wish
- find out about our Black and Asian organ donation campaign
21 February 2011:
Review of Liver Allocation Scheme
4 February 2011:
Statement on
MRC report on vCJD blood test
3 February 2011:
Statement on ministerial
announcement of additional funding to help implement UK Stem Cell
Strategic Forum recommendations
24 January 2011:
Major
improvements to blood testing and processing deliver £16 million saving to NHS
21 January 2011:
Major
Milestone for Organ Donation
1 January 2011:
Successful Year for Blood and Organ Donation
1 January 2011:
Record Year for Organ Donation
