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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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.