News and statements

02 June 2025

Number of life-saving stem cell donations by Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity donors is at a 10-year high

New figures show the number of life-saving stem cell donations by Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity donors is at a 10-year high, having doubled since 2015/2016.

30 May 2025

‘Before midnight blood’ cells helped save life of woman calling for more donors

A woman saved by special ‘before midnight’ transfusions has urged more people to donate blood as the NHS makes an urgent appeal.

27 May 2025

Man travels 10,000 miles to meet the stranger who saved his life

A man has travelled over 10,000 miles to meet the stranger who saved his life by donating his stem cells through the NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry.

19 May 2025

Southport community unites for ‘inspiring’ blood donation session backed by the family of Elsie Dot Stancombe

Almost 100 people have given blood at an ‘inspiring’ donation session supported by the family of Elsie Dot Stancombe, one of the young victims of the tragic Southport attack last summer.

08 May 2025

NHS donor plea to fill 50,000 appointments as four Bank Holidays in just six weeks impact vital blood stocks

A critical appeal has been issued to blood and platelet donors across England to help fill over 50,000 available appointments at town and city centre donor centres as the NHS warns of a looming shortfall in blood stocks.

25 April 2025

Powered by blood donors: Patient with blood condition takes on first marathon

Chloë Adlerstein, 32, a London-based thalassaemia patient who relies on blood transfusions every two weeks is taking on the mammoth task of running this year's London Marathon, raising vital funds for UK Thalassaemia Society.

17 April 2025

Blood recipient meets the blood donor who helped save her life after crash

A blood donor had an emotional TV meeting with the woman whose life he helped save after a horrific motorbike accident.

15 April 2025

Family and friends unite to give blood in memory of Manchester teen who loved to help others

More than 70 family members and friends of a 14-year-old girl from Greater Manchester who sadly died from acute liver failure gave blood in her memory at an emotional donation session held at the school she attended.

11 April 2025

Mum praises 'lifesavers' who donated blood to help treat daughter's cancer

A 'thankful' mum has praised the 'lifesavers' who donated blood which helped treat her four-year-old daughter from a rare form of cancer.

31 March 2025

Manchester woman celebrates 10 years of saving lives

A Manchester woman is celebrating a decade of saving lives, after she donated her stem cells to a stranger in March 2015 and has since spent years helping others to save even more in her role as a blood donor carer.