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Tissue donors are now being honoured with a special award
People from across the UK, who save lives or give hope through the gift of tissue donation, are being posthumously honoured.
Cornea recipient Shelley thanks her donor family for making an “incredible difference” to her life
Shortfall in cornea donors this World Sight Day means longer waits for patients like Shelley.
Steering group concludes that donors no longer need to be asked about a partner’s sexual contact in parts of the world where HIV is very common
Recommendations from the FAIR (For the Assessment of Individualised Risk) steering group, to enable a more equitable way of assessing a donor’s risk of HIV have today been accepted by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Statement on the approval of crizanlizumab for sickle cell disorder
NHS Blood and Transplant welcomes the approval of crizanlizumab by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
It's Black History Month
We'd like to say a big thank you to our Black donors and supporters.
Transplant children’s choir sing out for more people to talk about organ donation
Families urged to talk about organ donation as more than 7000 wait for transplants.
It's Organ Donation Week!
This Organ Donation Week we’re encouraging families to get together and talk about organ donation.
UK launches world’s largest ever randomised controlled trial in organ donation
The study will look to evaluate the use of statins to improve quality of donated organs.
Schools are now teaching young people how to donate and save lives
All secondary school children in England are now being taught how to save lives through donation.
NHS urges donors to switch from giving blood to platelets for Childhood Cancer Awareness month
A new campaign by NHS Blood and Transplant throughout September aims to raise awareness of the importance of platelet donation in lifesaving cancer care.
New web pages launched to support communication between donors, recipients and donor families
To mark World Letter Writing Day on September 1st, NHS Blood and Transplant are proud to launch two new web pages to help anyone considering communicating with their living organ donor, their donor family or a recipient of their loved one’s donation.
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