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London charities collaborate with NHS Blood and Transplant inspired by Marvel Television’s Ironheart

2 London charities have collaborated with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), inspired by Marvel Television’s Ironheart, to create their own social short films to turbo-charge the drive to recruit more Black heritage blood donors

Channel 4 teams up with NHS Blood and Transplant in first series for Channel 4.0, starring Adeola Patronne

Channel 4 today announces it has partnered with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to demystify the blood donation process for young people and entertain viewers at the same time.

A man who 'died for ten minutes' after suffering a heart attack visits London blood donor to thank staff for the service that saved his life 

Heart attack survivor Matthew Allick will make an emotional visit to NHS Blood and Transplant’s (NHSBT) West End donor centre on 31 July, to share his story and thank staff for providing the service that gave him a second chance at life.

Campaigns

We run various campaigns to find the 135,000 new donors we need each year and encourage them to carry on donating.

Love is in the blood

Our new YouTube show in partnership with Channel 4 follows 8 singletons who go on blind dates behind dividers while they donate to help save lives.

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What legacy will you create?

This summer, we’ve partnered with the all-new Marvel Television’s Ironheart and two London charities - the African & Caribbean Leukaemia Trust and Black Blood Matters, to inspire more people of Black heritage to give blood and build a legacy.

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The Donor

Remarkable stories from the world of giving blood.

The journey of plasma

From a donor’s arm to a patient’s medicine, the plasma that is donated every day makes a long and lifesaving journey. Our new animation shows the way.

A way of giving back

James Mackay’s daughter Emilia was saved by a stem cell transplant after being diagnosed with a rare blood disorder at just five years of age. Now, platelet donor James is on a mission to give back by encouraging others to join the register.

"I still wanted to make a difference"

Upon learning that there wasn’t high demand for her blood type, primary school teacher Emma Greenwood found another way to make a lifesaving difference: giving plasma.

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