News and statements
14 January 2014
Statement: NHS Blood and Transplant addresses delays for donors at sessions
An article in The Times, published on 14 January 2014, highlighted that administrative reasons prevented around 24,000 donors from giving blood after attending a blood donation session last year.
19 July 2013
Statement: False online and social media rumours suggesting NHS Blood and Transplant was privatised
PRUK, a UK firm which worked with plasma products, was part-sold to an American company several years ago but blood donation has not been privatised.
18 October 2011
Statement: DoH publishes outcome of Commercial Review of NHSBT
NHSBT welcomes the findings of the Department of Health’s review of its commercial effectiveness and support for its plans to improve its efficiency and effectiveness and deliver further savings to the NHS as an arm’s-length body.