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Make a #Date2Donate in 2018 to give blood
NHS Blood and Transplant is asking young people in 2018 to make a regular Date2Donate to give blood.

One in five people on the national transplant waiting list live in London
We want to let Londoners know that ‘Words Save Lives’ – with an appeal for people in London and surrounding areas to talk openly about organ donation.

Make a resolution in 2018 that changes someone else’s life
This year 131,569 people registered to give blood for the first time - will you join them in 2018 and help to save lives?

Heart transplant waiting list up by 24% this Christmas
The number of people spending Christmas on the heart transplant waiting list is 24% higher than it was last Christmas.

B Positive Choir and Lurine Cato say 'Rise up and Give Blood'
The NHS B Positive Choir and gospel sensation Lurine Cato launch Rise Up, to encourage more people to Rise Up and be counted as blood donors.

Opt out consultation launched
NHS Blood and Transplant welcomes ‘opt out’ consultation and urges a national conversation about organ donation to save lives

Blood donation rules have changed
The rules on blood donation in England have changed. They give more people the opportunity to donate blood without affecting the safety of the blood supply.

NHS Blood and Transplant encourages people to talk about organ donation during Interfaith Week
Interfaith Week takes place between 12-19 November 2017. NHS Blood and Transplant is committed to working with the various faith communities to increase understanding of organ donation.

Partnership with Team Margot to educate primary school students about giving to help others
The Giving to Help Others programme has been designed for school children aged 5-11 to introduce them to the various forms of life-saving donation.

MOBO partners with us to launch B Positive choir
For the second year running NHS Blood and Transplant and the MOBO Awards will be working together

NHS Blood and Transplant eye banks 21% below levels needed
This World Sight day NHSBT is calling on more people to agree to donate their sight to meet the growing demand
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