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Statement on the Infected Blood Inquiry report
Our statement on the Infected Blood Inquiry report
79% of lifesaving NHS Blood and Transplant statisticians are female
NHS Blood and Transplant is celebrating International Women in Maths Day by highlighting that most members of the statistics team who work on the life-saving research and modelling that underpins organ, stem cell and blood donation are female.
£600,000 to address shortage of organ and blood donors from Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnic backgrounds
New funding opportunities are now available for local charities and community groups to address health inequalities for life-saving transplants or regular blood transfusions.
Double hand transplant patient receives ‘world first’ to stop organ rejection
A double hand transplant patient has undergone plasma exchange treatment in an attempt to stop rejection, in what is thought to be a world first.
Plasma 10 campaign aims to recruit Birmingham businesses to donate plasma
Renowned West Midlands businessman, Professor Paul Cadman, has launched the Plasma 10 campaign. The campaign aims to recruit ten donors from ten Birmingham businesses within a ten minute walk of the New Street plasma donor centre.
“290 plasma donations transform my life every year”
The NHS appeals for more plasma donors to come forward to help save lives of people like Gary.
New trial using skin patches as an ‘early warning system’ to spot lung transplant rejection
A new trial, SENTINEL, is set to investigate if skin patches can be used as an early warning system to identify if lung transplants are being rejected, so treatment can begin sooner, reducing the chance of longer lasting organ damage.
Kidney transplant patients to get blood matched for white blood cells in new programme
In a new programme, kidney transplant patients will get blood transfusions matched not just for red blood cells but also for the donor’s tissue type, to help reduce the formation of immune system antibodies and transplant rejection.
New NHS and Government partnership aims to boost Organ donation registrations
Adults renewing their passport online will be given the option to confirm their support for organ donation by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register.
NHS Blood and Transplant now using virtual reality training for blood transfusion matching
A man who receives lifesaving blood used a new NHS virtual reality package to learn how blood is matched.
Barnsley engineer’s stem cells now in the centre he helped build ready to help save his life
Darren Dowlen will receive the stem cells he previously donated after being given chemotherapy to treat myeloma.
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