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Latest stories
- Rule changes, coughs, colds, and Christmas
- "A total new lease of life; a total pick-me-up"
- “If he caught anything, it could have been fatal”
- Ro Centurion
- “Your kindness has helped save my baby’s life” S
- Recharging Ruby’s batteries
- 80 units of blood and a 21-mile swim
- It takes 128 people a year to keep me alive
- Saving lives this spring
- One platelet donation can help up to 12 children
- Baby Sebastian saved by blood transfusions before he was born
- New plasma machines will enable more lifesaving donations
- “Blood and platelets helped us to build our life back”
- Donated blood has kept us together
- “If there hadn’t been blood for me, then I might not be here with my children”
- “You will never know how much I treasure you, blood donors”
- Platelets for an emergency C-section
- Other uses for your donation
- Functions of blood: transport around the body
- "Receiving blood literally saved Cianna's life"
- “Thank you for being the reason that my children still have their mum”
- Receiving blood let me be there for my children
- “Sickle cell has put me through pain, but I’ve been able to find joy”
- “If it wasn’t for people like Jack, our little girl wouldn’t be here”
- Universal blood components – the way of the future?
- Giving blood saved my life
- Is your personality linked to your blood group?
- "I don't know how you deal with all that blood"
- Blood plasma: making all the difference to patients
- “I’m grateful to be healthy enough to donate”
- Our improved donation safety check
- Safety at session
- Updates to the NHS Give Blood App
- Heart to Heart
- Ask the Experts - Summer 2021
- Blood group basics
- From the donor chair to treating patients
- Our new NHS Give Blood app
- “Plasma donation is the reason I have two healthy little boys”
- Meet the Donor - Celia Kent
- It’s Organ Donation Week!
- Ask the Experts - Autumn 2021
- Making your donation safe
- Plasma for life-saving medicines
- Our new IT system is helping to make your donation experience even better
- Meet the Donor - Sanjiv Gohil
- Donating cord blood
- “So many children with cancer rely on platelet transfusions”
- 75th anniversary of NHS blood donation
- Non-clinical use of blood: from labs to Labradors
- Ask the Experts - Winter 2021
- Help save lives this winter
- "The generosity of others saved my little boy’s life"
- Three in one
- A lucky early warning
- “Without the immunoglobulin, I’d likely be entirely paralysed”
- Ask the Experts - Spring 2022
- Functions of blood: its role in the immune system
- #ThisIsAmazing
- Meet the Donor - Kay Mason
- Life-saving services for patients
- Safety is still our priority
- Dates for your diary
- Our improved donation processes
- Our sustainability strategy: an update
- “Thanks to all the people that donated, I am still here”
- Functions of blood: clotting
- Medical milestone
- Tribute to Life
- Meet the Donor - Sasha Cooke
- New online experience
- National Blood Week
- Ongoing measures at session
- Ask the Experts - Summer 2022
- Busy time in the world of organ donation
- Meet the Donor – Daniel Arthur
- Ask the Experts - Autumn 2022
- Functions of blood: regulation
- Session update
- How your blood is helping medical research
- Campaign
- Celebrate the gift of life
- Statement on HM Queen Elizabeth II
- A day in the life - Becci
- The gift of life - a thank you letter
- Meet the Donor - Lavanya Rathish
- Plasma – priceless to thousands of families
- Elliot gives blood for the first time
- Are you the #GivingType?
- British Transplant Games
- Other ways blood is used
- A surprise visit for Luca
- Meet our donors
- “Donating makes me feel proud” S
- “It just helps people, doesnt it?”
- Left in no doubt
- Life-saving siblings
- Why is my type in demand?
- “I’m so grateful for this miracle cure”
- "Thanks for saving his life"
- What makes O negative universal?
- Both sides of the story
- "A total new lease of life"
- All types can save lives
- A family affair
- “Good blood from kind people”
- Updates from your donation sessions
- Milestone living kidney donation
- “A huge and much-needed boost”
- New life-saving test for people with sickle cell
- You get what you give
- “I wouldn’t have survived without the transfusions”
- Could you be one of the “random strangers” to save a life like Aurora’s?
- Plasma – the “magical fluid that can bring somebody back”
- Plasma Donation Week: celebrating the life-saving donors who help people like Candi
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Down Memory Lane
- Bernard Dale
- Jacqueline Wright
- Pamela Miley
- Chris Kenyon
- Peter Hearne
- Linda Chappell
- Brian Coleman
- Janice Clarke
- Nancy Shavick
- Val Matthews
- Anthony Hennigan
- Pat Robertson
- Jean Herbert
- Eric Decamps
- Phillip Stout
- Linda Buckland
- Gillian Pendrigh
- Denis Peel
- Alan Bradwell
- Carol Verney
- Evelyn Alexander
- Brian Dawes
- Ray Sisson
- Michael Hughes
- Margaret Muttram
- Alison Taylor
- Brian Robbins
- John Austin
- Carol West
- Jean Anderson
- Roy Wheeler
- Eileen Brooks
- Barry Hyman
- Bob Chisholm
- Jill Johnston
- Barry Vickers
- Humans of blood donation
- The journey of blood
- Functions of blood
- Meet the Donor
- Giving platelets with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
- Is this the longest-serving blood donor?
- Celebrating 25 years of Joely Bear
- The Mayor of Brent donates
- Dexter’s thank-you to platelet donors
- Saving lives over land and sea
- Saving Aiden
- Saving Aiden – an O negative story
- Patients and the public helping with research
- Life on the waiting list
- Giving Heidi and Evie new life
- Changes to help bring in Ro
- International donor hunt
- Call for more men to give blood
- O negative donors: part of the First Responders team
- Taking the plunge: giving blood for the first-time
- Spring resolutions
- What goes around
- Organ donation opt-out
- Living lifesavers
- Snow problem!
- Robert Ambrose: a donor remembered
- A brave new start
- Over 50 years of giving Ro
- B Positive ‘Rise Up’ and sing again…
- Students saving lives
- Patrick's Life Cycle
- Farewell to Steve
- Helping to Delete Blood Cancer
- “Blood donations let my daughter live life to the full”
- Organ donation and you – busting the myths
- Special blood for babies
- Zoe’s first donation
- First Responders: lifeblood of the emergency services
- “Thank you for letting me have some of your blood”
- Everyday he-Ro-es
- Why can’t I get an appointment?
- Striding back into the donor chair
- Animals can give blood too!
- Reducing our impact on the planet
- Thousands of "thank yous"
- National Thalassaemia Day
- "I want to give him a big hug and say thank you"
- Helping little Ezrah
- The Organ Donor Register at 25
- Focus on plasma
- Improving your online service
- Blood on board
- The Sound of Sickle
- Isolation Diaries by Emma Martin
- Mike Stredder - personal thank you
- Saving lives together
- Rare blood: the facts
- The life-changing power of exchange transfusions
- Josh's incredible survival story
- New hope for patients with COVID-19
- An exact match
- 20 in 21
- How blood plasma can save lives
- A really important decision
- Amanda: the Donor Carer and the Evil Blood Keeper
- 25 black donors on my 25th birthday
- Thank you for the gift of life
- Pete's platelet pledge
- Help us to keep on saving and improving lives this winter
- Ask the experts
- The perfect match
- Bravery is not my middle name
- Blood plasma could help the most vulnerable
- New teaching resources for schools
- O negative blood donors saved my son's life
- Blood donors are saving my son's life
- The gift of certainty
- Your safety is our priority
- Ask the experts - Spring 2021
- I've spent most of my life in hospital
- UK plasma to be made available for medicine production
- "I don't know how you deal with all that blood" - O negative
- "I don't know how you deal with all that blood" - Ro
- Receiving blood let me be there for my children O negative
- "Receiving blood literally saved Cianna's life" - Ro
- "Thank you for being the reason that my children still have their mum" - O negative
- 75th anniversary of NHS blood donation - Ro
- "The generosity of others saved my little boy’s life" O negative
- "You will never know how much I treasure you, blood donors" - Ro
- “If there hadn’t been blood for me, then I might not be here with my children” O negative
- Donated blood has kept us together - Ro
- Baby Sebastian saved by blood transfusions before he was born - O negative
- 80 units of blood and a 21-mile swim - O neg
- It takes 128 people a year to keep me alive - Ro
- The gift of life - a thank you letter - platelets
- Recharging Ruby’s batteries – O neg
- “Donating makes me feel proud” - platelets
- “Your kindness has helped save my baby’s life” - platelets
- Are you the #GivingType? Plasma
- Are you the #GivingType? Plasma S
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Latest stories
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The Donor winter 2018
- News - winter 2018
- Caitlin Moran: Coming back for more
- Give the best gift of all this Christmas
- A message from Sally Johnson, interim chief executive
- "Thank you!"
- Call for blood donors to help with kidney transplant study
- Working out what the future holds for patients
- Changes are coming
- Helping premature babies
- The right type
- Coronavirus: blood donation and safety
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