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Mural celebrates black blood donors as NHS calls for more in sickle cell fight

A black British artist hopes his mural honouring black blood donors can encourage more “generous souls” to donate blood to “save lives” as the NHS highlights the need for “more people of black heritage to come forward”. Neequaye Dreph, 49, from ...

12 Jun 2023 at 14:24

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Minister makes appeal for new donors for human milk bank

More donors are needed for Northern Ireland’s only human milk bank – which helps premature and seriously ill babies, the health minister has said. Robin Swann visited the facility at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, which provides ...

22 Aug 2022 at 20:33

Fresh appeal for blood donors amid concerns stocks could decline if demand rises

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has launched a fresh appeal for blood donors and warned stocks could decline again if demand rises. The call comes after an amber alert was issued for the second time ever in July, when stocks of O negative ...

28 Aug 2024 at 09:57

Drone blood deliveries could be a possibility thanks to new study

Drones can be safely used to deliver urgent blood stocks between hospitals, a new research project suggests. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) wanted to see whether a component of blood can be delivered using drones ...

21 Aug 2024 at 00:26

Parents of baby on heart transplant waiting list make desperate plea for donor

The parents of a six-month-old baby girl who is on the urgent heart transplant waiting list have made a desperate plea for a donation. Rory Fletcher has been in hospital since the day she was born as she suffers from dilated ...

22 Sept 2025 at 07:27

Donors from Carlow wanted for human milk bank as Minister makes appeal

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Minister makes appeal for new donors for human milk bank

More donors are needed from Carlow and across Ireland for Northern Ireland’s only human milk bank – which helps premature and seriously ill babies, the health minister has said. Robin Swann visited the facility at the South ...

22 Aug 2022 at 20:33

First-ever amber alert issued as blood stocks fall critically low

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has declared its first-ever amber alert as blood supplies dropped to a critically low level. Hospitals have been told to implement plans to protect their stocks, meaning non-urgent ...

12 Oct 2022 at 14:13

Couple beat odds as both called to donate stem cells

A married couple have beaten the odds by both being called to become stem cell donors and offer a lifeline to two different cancer patients. Nirav and Kanan Chokshi were called separately to donate stem cells to ...

31 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Number of families agreeing to organ donations dips for first time in years

The number of families agreeing to organ donations has dipped for the first time in eight years, new figures show. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has urged people to register their opinions on organ donation ...

13 Jul 2022 at 01:01

World-first study to identify stem cell super donors launched

A world-first study to identify people who could be stem cell super donors has been launched in the UK. Scientists will analyse DNA samples from up to 5,000 past donors to find out which genes influence how ...

23 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Acid attack victim has eye saved by donated placenta

An acid attack victim has said he is “so thankful” after his was eye saved by a graft created from a donated placenta. Paul Laskey, 43, from Newcastle, suffered a severe chemical burn to his left eye after ...

20 Feb 2025 at 07:19

New blood donor prompt for those applying for driving licence

People applying for a driving licence will be encouraged to become blood donors as part of a new initiative to drive up the number of donors. Officials estimate the message will be seen by millions of ...

14 Oct 2025 at 07:13

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