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New blood donation monitoring for viruses which could be driven to the UK by climate change
NHS Blood and Transplant is from today creating a new warning system to detect newly emerging viruses potentially reaching the UK due to climate change.
Next 6 weeks crucial for Christmas blood stocks as NHS warns of December slump in donations
The NHS in England is urging donors to book and stick to their appointments in the lead up to Christmas to ensure we have the blood needed by hospitals this Christmas.
Grassroots groups get £600,000 Government funding to deliver projects encouraging more people of Black and Asian heritage to become blood and organ donors
Community groups and organisations across England and Wales have received a share of funding as part of the Government’s commitment to continue to tackle health inequalities and promote blood and organ donation among Black and Asian communities.
Five year high on number of ethnic minority patients receiving a lifesaving organ transplant - but there’s a significant drop in the number of donations
A new report published today by NHS Blood and Transplant shows a five year high on the number of patients of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds receiving an organ transplant.
Married couple beat odds of 1 in 4 million to both donate stem cells
The London couple, originally from India, are now calling on others of South Asian heritage to sign up to the NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry.
Alton Towers Resort help tackle blood donor shortage
Alton Towers Resort is helping the NHS tackle the urgent shortage of blood donors this winter - through a spine-tingling partnership.
Businesses to offer ‘Donate Breaks’ so donors can give blood during working day
In a major move to tackle the ongoing blood shortage in England, leading commercial organisations have pledged to give employees 'Donate Breaks’ - dedicated time off to donate blood during their working day.
NHS successfully develops world first national liver transplant priority for patients with high mortality liver disease
People with an often fatal liver condition are for the first time successfully being prioritised transplants thanks to a world-leading NHS change.
NHS needs one person to register as a lifesaving stem cell donor every 20 minutes – and now younger women can join too
NHS Blood and Transplant campaign reveals it needs 30,000 under-40s to join its Stem Cell Donor Registry every year – one every 20 minutes. As part of the drive, all women aged 17-40 can now join the register.
More than 100,000 lives saved through organ donation in the UK over last 30 years
This Organ Donation Week (23rd – 29th September) NHS Blood and Transplant is celebrating the fact that more than 100,000 lives have been saved over the last 30 years thanks to people agreeing to donate their organs.
NHS Blood and Transplant-led team discovers new blood group system MAL
NHS blood detectives have discovered a new blood group system, MAL, the 47th system to be discovered. This will enable better transfusion care for the very rare people who are AnWj negative, a blood type within the MAL blood group.
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