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Birmingham mum who lost 8.5L of blood over Christmas asks locals to give a “lifechanging” gift this year

A mum-of-2 from Coleshill, Birmingham, is asking people to take an hour out of their Christmas or New Year sales shopping this year to give the most important gift of all by donating blood.

NHS Blood and Transplant launch new service to turbocharge Black heritage recruitment by making donation an inspirational communal activity

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has launched a new service to make blood donation a more welcoming and empowering experience for Black heritage donors by enabling them to give blood together.

Derby blood lecturer beats 1 in 2,000 odds to donate life-saving stem cells and rallies for others of Black heritage to sign up

A blood lecturer from Derby has potentially saved the life of a stranger by donating stem cells and is now calling for others of Black Caribbean or Black African heritage to sign up as donors too.

We’ve teamed up with Channel 4 on our new blind date show, Love is in the Blood. Meanwhile, our new donor centre in Brighton opens its doors and we’re becoming a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower supporter.

The public holidays during the Christmas period will be welcomed in by people in their millions, but tens of thousands of donations of blood and platelets are needed to meet the shortfall the holidays, along with the cold weather and illness, create.

When former blood donor Sara was treated for an aggressive cancer, it left her with a rare autoimmune condition. Thankfully, medicines made from donated plasma were there for her on the other side.