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Dracula and English Heritage help call for vital blood types this Halloween

This Halloween, English Heritage is partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant to offer visitors the chance to discover something truly spine-tingling: their own blood type.

Jamaican diplomatic, business and acting worlds combine to save Black Britons affected by sickle cell

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the UK, His Excellency Alexander Williams, will be part of a contingent of Jamaican business and cultural figures visiting London’s newest blood donor centre in Brixton on 21 October to deliver a lifesaving message.

Brighton blood donor centre now open and calling for more donors to come forward

Brighton’s first permanent blood donor centre is now open with 1,100 appointments available to book each week.

We’ve teamed up with Channel 4 on our new blind date show, Love is in the Blood. Meanwhile, our new donor centre in Brighton opens its doors and we’re becoming a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower supporter.

The public holidays during the Christmas period will be welcomed in by people in their millions, but tens of thousands of donations of blood and platelets are needed to meet the shortfall the holidays, along with the cold weather and illness, create.

When former blood donor Sara was treated for an aggressive cancer, it left her with a rare autoimmune condition. Thankfully, medicines made from donated plasma were there for her on the other side.