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Extra coronavirus safety measures on blood donation sessions
Changes include bigger spaces between chairs, checking for risk factors, extra cleaning and increased hand washing.
NHSBT appoints two new Directors
NHS Blood and Transplant has completed a reshuffle of its top team with two new appointments.
Date announced for Max and Keira’s Law to come into effect
Max and Keira’s Law – the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act – will come into effect on the 20 May 2020.
Local air ambulance supports O negative appeal after lifesaving transfusion
The importance of giving blood and the impact it can have on saving someone’s life is clear in 17-year-old Oliver Berry’s story.
People donating a kidney altruistically peaks at five year high
There was a 60% rise in people getting a kidney from an altruistic donor in 2019 compared to 2018
Target for new male donors up 26% for 2020
The need for young men to start donating blood this New Year vital due to a serious gender imbalance in new donors
Engagement with organ donation in BAME groups continues to grow
Annual report on Living Transplant Initiative shows work in the community is continuing to successfully engage BAME groups on topic of organ donation
Make your organ donation decision and tell your loved ones this Christmas
NHS Blood and Transplant is urging everyone to take the time to consider and take time to talk about their organ donation decision.
‘Missing Type’ blood donation campaign named campaign of the decade
NHSBT and Engine Group’s ‘Missing Type’ blood donation campaign named ‘Campaign of the Decade’ by industry magazine PR Week.
Platelet donor Kathleen reaches an incredible 1500 donation credits
Kathleen Hodson's latest platelet donation brought her overall blood and platelet donation credits to an astounding 1500!
A lifesaving gift is on the Christmas list of thousands of people this year
More than 6,000 people are facing Christmas on the waiting list for an organ transplant, with over 180 children awaiting a life-saving gift.
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