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More blood plasma donors needed as hospital use rapidly rises
New figures show the rising need for people who have had COVID to donate blood plasma.
COVID plasma donor meets his recipient
The first person to receive blood plasma in the NHS Blood and Transplant COVID-19 treatment trial has given an emotional thank you to the donor who may have helped save her life.
First person to donate plasma after receiving plasma for COVID
A COVID survivor has become the first person in England to receive convalescent plasma treatment and then donate convalescent plasma himself.
Funding to promote blood and organ donation among BAME communities
New funding totalling £600,000 has been announced as part of the Government’s commitment to tackle health inequalities.
14 new donor centres for world’s largest randomised COVID-19 plasma trial
NHS Blood and Transplant is (NHSBT) opening 14 more blood plasma donation centres to urgently collect plasma for COVID-19 treatment trials and potential general use in hospitals.
Blood plasma donor appeal as Liverpool enters lockdown
NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people in Liverpool and Merseyside who’ve had coronavirus during the current lockdown to register as blood plasma donors.
Join us in celebrating Ada Lovelace Day 2020
NHS Blood and Transplant Women’s Network is celebrating Ada Lovelace Day on 13 October 2020 and we invite you to join us.
First person to hit 10 donations of blood plasma for COVID treatment
A former fighter has become the first person to donate 10 times into NHS Blood and Transplant’s convalescent plasma programme.
Father of 29-year-old nurse who died of COVID-19 is now donating convalescent plasma
A father has donated convalescent plasma for use as coronavirus treatment eight times after his daughter died from the virus.
Harlequins help NHS secure 1,000 plasma donations for COVID-19 treatment
Harlequins rugby club has helped NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) collect 1,000 donations of convalescent plasma in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19).
Donor appeal after September sees highest COVID convalescent plasma use
NHS Blood and Transplant is repeating its urgent call for COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors as new figures show plasma transfusions reached a high during September.
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