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NHS issues urgent appeal for blood donors as fears grow over sickle cell treatment

Health experts say an estimated 16,000 additional volunteers are needed

The Independent UK

Urgent appeal for blood donors as ‘triple whammy’ of factors lead to low UK reserve

The UK’s heatwaves have majorly impacted blood donation, experts say

The Independent UK

Fewer kidney transplants will be ‘rejected’ thanks to new specialist programme

Experts estimate that around 100 fewer kidneys will be rejected each year.

Evening Standard

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A Welsh family lost Menna Owen at 18 after a seizure-triggered cardiac arrest; her heart and lungs were donated to two recipients, both doing well a year later

In recent times, there has been a notable drop in family consent rates for organ donation in the UK, resulting in an unprecedented number of patients on transplant waiting lists. To combat this issue, NHS Blood and Transplant has initiated a campaign aimed at boosting registration among potential donors. Menna…

The Times of India

Gardners urged to help hedgehogs as heatwaves leave wildlife centres ‘bursting’

The RSPCA encouraged people to think about wildlife as well as pets

The Independent UK

Wildlife centres ‘fit to bursting’ with hedgehogs amid scorching weather

Gardeners are being urged to create shaded spaces for wildlife struggling to keep cool during the scorching weather as another heatwave looms.

Evening Standard

Machine that keeps lungs alive outside body could increase NHS transplants

System keeps lungs viable for up to six hours, meaning more patients will be able to receive donated organs

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Urgent appeal for blood donors for sickle cell patients backed by The Independent

Doctors have less than half the amount of the type of blood needed each month to treat people with the disease in England

The Independent UK

Boy who lost seven litres of blood issues plea for more donors

Elliott Wills’s life was saved by emergency supplies of O negative blood, but donor numbers have declined in recent years.

Evening Standard

Couple fly to Turkey for life-saving liver transplant after NHS denies operation

A liver transplant is now potentially the only curative treatment option for Flo, 31, but she is unable to get the operation on the NHS

The Independent UK

More gay and bisexual men are donating blood in England after ‘landmark’ ruling

Eligibility is now based on individual circumstances surrounding health, travel and sexual behaviours

The Independent UK

Family thank donors after British baby has life-saving blood transfusion while still in the womb

Doctors think Arthur Ransom is the youngest patient in the UK to have had a blood transfusion, delivered when his mother was just 16 weeks pregnant.

The Independent UK

Family of UK’s youngest blood transfusion recipient express gratitude to donors

Intrauterine transfusion are needed for extremely unwell babies while they are still in the womb.

Evening Standard

Skin patch from organ donor helped patient spot his new lung was being rejected

Darren White, 53, was given steroids when tests showed his body was rejecting his new lung three months after his transplant.

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The Independent UK

Arm skin patch from organ donor helped patient spot his new lung was being rejected

Lung rejection is hard to detect as it can involve blood tests, biopsies and X rays

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New mother who lost sight after birth has vision restored with donated plasma

Jessica Kent-Hazledine, 33, was afraid she would not be able to see her son grow up.

The Independent UK

VIP donor with ultra-rare blood says she feels ‘honoured’ to help sick patients

Staff at the NHS blood and transplant frozen blood bank in Liverpool said meeting Mina Stoddart-Stones was like ‘meeting royalty’.

Evening Standard

London mother urges plasma donations after daughter treated for rare childhood disease

Rebecca Nako, 51, said she was shocked to learn that her daughter Winifred, then seven, had been diagnosed with Kawasaki disease in 2023

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Dancer who had life-saving surgery pleads for donations as crisis hits NHS

NHS officials said there are not enough donations to meet demand

Evening Standard

Plea for heart valve donors after dip in donations

NHS officials said there are not enough donations to meet demand.

The Independent UK

Jesse Eisenberg’s altruistic kidney donation explained as actor helps stranger

Jesse Eisenberg has revealed he is donating a kidney to a stranger.

Evening Standard

Altruistic kidney donation in spotlight as Jesse Eisenberg helps stranger

Jesse Eisenberg has revealed he is donating a kidney to a stranger.

The Independent UK

New blood donor prompt for those applying for driving licence

People will be reminded of the importance of giving blood in official DVLA emails.

The Independent UK

DVLA announce unexpected change on driving licence applications

The move is hoped to get more young people to take a potentially lifesaving step

Evening Standard

Woman becomes longest survivor of heart and lung transplant

Katie Mitchell had a combined heart and lung transplant 38 years ago.

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