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Friday, Apr 19

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NHS encourages people to donate plasma which could be used to treat 50 diseases

Richard attended the Plasma Awareness Parliamentary Event last month, hosted by NHS Blood and Transplant with Societi – The UK Kawasaki Disease Foundation and Immunodeficiency UK. He is supporting the Plasma Donation Campaign which runs…

Sunday, Mar 24

04

Fewer transplants are taking place and waiting times have grown... So has the drive to make us all organ donors unless we opt out worsened the crisis?

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The latest figures from NHS Blood and Transplant make for troubling reading. They reveal 3,781 transplants were carried out in England in 2022/23 compared with 4,057 in 2019/20.

Friday, Mar 22

19

Rebecca Harris Backs NHS Plasma Awareness Campaign - Get Donating!

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Rebecca Harris MP attended the Plasma Awareness Parliamentary Event this week, hosted by NHS Blood and Transplant with Societi – The UK Kawasaki Disease Foundation and Immunodeficiency UK. She is supporting the Plasma Donation Campaign…

Thursday, Mar 14

13

Mims Davies MP supports NHS Blood and Transplant's World Kidney Day campaign

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Mims Davies MP is pleased to support NHS Blood and Transplant's World Kidney Day campaign.

Thursday, Feb 29

02

NHS ‘fast tracks’ new therapy for stem cell patients

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Chronic graft versus host disease is diagnosed in about a third of patients who have undergone stem cell or bone marrow transplants for blood cancers.

NHS ‘fast tracks’ new therapy for stem cell patients

www.shropshirestar.com

Chronic graft versus host disease is diagnosed in about a third of patients who have undergone stem cell or bone marrow transplants for blood cancers.

NHS ‘fast tracks’ new therapy for stem cell patients

www.standard.co.uk

Chronic graft versus host disease is diagnosed in about a third of patients who have undergone stem cell or bone marrow transplants for blood cancers.

Monday, Jan 22

08

NHS urges under 35s in Manchester to ‘become lifesavers

NHS Blood and Transplant are urging young people to give blood in Manchester as new figures reveal over 45s account for 51% of donors in the region

Wednesday, Jan 17

02

Younger people urged to give blood as figures reveal most donors are over 45

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Data from NHS Blood and Transplant showed that the percentage of donors aged 17-24 has almost halved since 2017-18.

Younger people urged to give blood as figures reveal most donors are over 45

www.shropshirestar.com

Data from NHS Blood and Transplant showed that the percentage of donors aged 17-24 has almost halved since 2017-18.

Monday, Dec 4

07

UK minority ethnic transplant patients face double inequity, MPs say

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Committee criticises NHS inaction as minority ethnic patients less likely to find right blood or organ match

Thursday, Nov 30

02

NHS to offer stem cell transplants to cure life-limiting blood disorder

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Patients with severe inherited blood disorders will be offered stem cell transplants on the NHS that could cure their condition and help avoid life-long blood transfusions. Thalassaemia is a rare disorder that affects the production of…

Tuesday, Nov 28

18

Giving Blood

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Visiting the NHS Blood & Transplant West End Donor Centre in London to #giveblood - today was particularly special as I found out that my blood is an in demand type as it is used for newborn babies. I'm proud to be a neo donor.

Monday, Oct 30

13

Mims Davies MP Supports the NHS Blood and Transplant call for more donors of Black Heritage

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Mims Davies MP celebrates Black History Month supporting the NHS Blood and Transplant call for more donors of Black Heritage

Tuesday, Jun 13

14

NHS Blood and Transplant celebrate Black heritage blood donors for National Blood Week 2023

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To mark the start of National Blood Week, a striking new mural is unveiled to honour inspirational members of the Black community - from across England - who donate their blood to help people living with sickle cell.

Friday, May 26

08

Oldham girl with rare blood condition receives life changing support from North West wide transfusion programme

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People living with a serious blood condition in the North West are benefitting from a new service that provides emergency red blood cell transfusions 24/7. The collaboration between NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and Manchester…

Thursday, Apr 20

14

Blood donation: Who is eligible and how do I donate my blood?

www.standard.co.uk

Data from NHS Blood and Transplant shows that just 1 per cent of active blood donors in England are black

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Campaign launched as more black blood donors urgently needed

www.expressandstar.com

The latest data from NHS Blood and Transplant shows that just 1% of active blood donors in England are black.

Campaign launched as more black blood donors urgently needed

www.shropshirestar.com

The latest data from NHS Blood and Transplant shows that just 1% of active blood donors in England are black.

Campaign launched as more black blood donors urgently needed

www.independent.co.uk

The latest data from NHS Blood and Transplant shows that just 1% of active blood donors in England are black.