The Latest Breaking News from NHS Blood and Transplant

NHS alert over shortage of type-O blood following hospital cyberattack

Thousands of appointments including hundreds of urgent cancer referrals were cancelled last week

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024

Artificial cornea implant saves sight of man, 91, in NHS first

Cecil Farley says implant, which could become standard treatment, means he can still see his wife of 63 years

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

Urgent plea for London blood donors not to cancel appointments as NHS admit stocks 'lower than we would like'

Officials urge anyone who has registered but not donated to come forward

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023

Campaign launched as more black blood donors urgently needed

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

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Community groups get £685,000 to boost Black and Asian blood and organ donations

The Community Grants Programme, managed by NHS Blood and Transplant, distributed the funds to some fifty organisations which include the Sickle Cell Society

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

'He's living on': Organ donors who gave gift of life to others honoured with special award

Meet the North East organ donators who received the Order of St John Award for Organ Donation in recognition for the lives they saved following their tragic deaths

Chronicle Live · Mar 3, 2023

Forest Hall bereaved mum's pride as son's heart lives on through organ donation

Honey's decision to donate Connor's heart not only helps another man live, it feels like he's "still alive somewhere"

Chronicle Live · Mar 2, 2023

Cramlington dad killed on night out helps save the lives of four people through organ donation

Danny Humble had been enjoying his first night out since lockdown restrictions eased in May 2021 and was walking home with his girlfriend when he was attacked by a group of teenagers

Chronicle Live · Mar 1, 2023

AI picks out transplant organs ‘with much greater accuracy than humans’

A new project is being backed by ministers, NHS Blood and Transplant and the NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Mum with incurable disease calls for Londoners to donate plasma

A mum with an incurable disease has backed an appeal for Londoners to register as plasma donors to mark Rare Disease Day.

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023