News and statements

The strategy sets out a range of initiatives that will build on recent success and help achieve our ambition of being the best organisation of our type in the world.

Clinical scientists at NHS Blood and Transplant are pioneering the use of Next Generation Sequencing DNA testing to tissue type bone marrow donors and cord blood units.

NHSBT is calling on residents in England and North Wales to think about those who are battling cancer when they make their blood donations this month.

You may have seen in the national news that the industrial action planned across the NHS in England on 29 January has been suspended. This means that all blood donation sessions on this day will be running as usual.

We recently wrote to some of our donors who we have identified as having an Ro subtype of their Rhesus blood group, to explain that, wherever practical to do so, we would prefer them to donate on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.

Call for donors to ensure life-saving supplies over busy festive period

Young British Muslims are being urged to give blood as part of a national campaign for the holy month of Muharram - the Islamic new year.

Fans and cast members of HBO’s hit TV show TRUE BLOOD are being encouraged by NHS Blood and Transplant to sign up to become blood donors this Halloween.

Young, black Londoners are being urged to step-forward as the next generation of blood donors in a drive to boost life-saving supplies.

Pope Francis described the act of organ donation as ‘a testimony of love for our neighbour’ as he met with the Transplantation Committee for the Council of Europe (CD-P-TO) who gathered in Rome on Thursday.