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Blood clotting, also called coagulation, is an important process that reduces bleeding when we are injured. It happens whenever a blood vessel is damaged, whether the injury is a scratch on the skin or something more serious.

Jonathan Simpson started to donate five years ago to help others. In September 2021, he lost half of his blood volume and needed life-saving transfusions himself.

Now approaching the tail end of the roadmap for our strategy, and with our responsibility to the environment greater than ever, meeting the sustainability targets we set in 2015 has come into sharper focus.

Bibi received blood and platelets, saving her and her baby after a rare complication during pregnancy.

We’ve made further changes to the questions we ask our donors in order to be more inclusive.

There is a busy calendar of organ donation themed events and campaigns ahead this year.

Although national COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, we are regularly reviewing measures at session. The safety of donors and our staff is always our priority.

NHS Blood and Transplant provides specialist treatments which remove harmful, disease-forming proteins, chemicals, or cells from patients’ blood.

Our regular feature to celebrate the inspirational people who have transformed the lives of others through living organ donation.

While most donated blood is used clinically, your donation could also save lives in less direct ways, such as developing an artificial liver.