NHS Blood and Transplant Archives

25 April 2025

Drones could be used for NHS deliveries under new UK regulations

Drones could be deployed for NHS deliveries under new UK regulations planned for 2026, allowing flights beyond visual line of

3 October 2024

Blood transfusion IT systems restored at Guy’s and St Thomas’

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is able to issue all blood group products for transfusions, following the cyber

23 August 2024

Drones can successfully fly blood packs, study finds

Drones can be used as a safe mode of transport for delivering blood packs, according to a study run by

10 June 2024

NHS issues urgent call for O-type blood donors following London cyber attack

NHS Blood and Transplant has urgently called for donations of O type blood following a ransomware attack which has disrupted

19 March 2024

Kainos and Our Future Health extend digital delivery partnership

A digital delivery partnership between Kainos and Our Future Health has been extended, to support the latter's goal of reaching

1 March 2024

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

The final briefing of the week includes a new NHS Blood and Transplant training app and women's health and wellness

13 August 2021

Industry news in brief

The latest Digital Health News industry round-up includes news of an online booking tool for flu vaccinations and how AI

25 November 2019

BT partners up with NHS Blood and Transplant to create digital network

BT will be connecting NHS Blood and Transplant’s fixed and mobile sites, allowing teams to digitally manage blood donor and

8 November 2017

NHS Blood and Transplant CDO: ‘Focus on innovation, not the bottom line’

Healthcare executives should encourage technical innovation regardless of whether it reduces the bottom line, the Chief Digital Officer of NHSBT

2 February 2016

1m blood donors book online

Nearly 1.5 million blood donation appointments have been booked online since NHS Blood and Transplant introduced a digital booking system