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London Deputy Mayor takes to the road to urge Londoners to give blood and keep the capital’s hospitals going during difficult winter months

London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice is backing an urgent appeal for Londoners to give blood during the difficult winter months when vital stocks come under strain.

Crash victim saved by blood transfusions “celebrates being alive” by walking 80km and calling on more people to donate

A father from Crawley who suffered a serious motorbike accident 2 years ago has walked a total of 80km on the 2 anniversaries alongside blood donors to “celebrate the fact that I’m alive”

Blood donation appointments available across the Black Country as new mobile blood collection team launches in time for winter

NHS Blood and Transplant is urging residents across the Black Country and West Midlands area to give blood as a new mobile blood collection team begins collecting in Wolverhampton and surrounding areas this month.

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.