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Donated plasma restores woman's eyesight, lost after birth of first child

A woman from Cornwall, who lost the sight in both eyes after the birth of her first child, has had it restored thanks to blood and plasma donors across the country.

The special ‘NEO’ blood donors helping England’s sickest babies

Around 200,000 of England’s donors have the blood needed by poorly newborns, the NHS has revealed as it urges more people to give blood to help seriously ill children and adults.

First anniversary of UK-derived plasma medicines

One year ago, following the lifting of a longstanding ban on the use of UK plasma in 2021, NHS patients received immunoglobulin treatment made from UK-donated plasma for the first time in 25 years.

Donor centres across the country each need 2,000 new platelet donors in 2026. Joining the call for more donors is Alexandra, whose son Noah has been on the receiving end of lifesaving transfusions in his treatment for cancer.

More than 8,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant. Paul, who donated his kidney as a living donor, gave the gift of life to someone. Discover how you could make a difference too.

Every donor on the NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry increases the likelihood of a match for someone like 7-year-old Jensen, who is being treated for severe aplastic anaemia.