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Andrea Harris

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services Professional Nursing Lead

Blood donation: key challenges

Each year, NHSBT needs to recruit 135 000 new donors to replace those who are no longer able or do no wish to donate for a range of reasons. Every day we need up to 5000 people to donate blood to...

Blood donation: nurse roles and responsibilities

Because the blood components collected are manufactured into therapeutic transfusions for patients, under UK law, NHSBT has to comply with the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations..

Nursing in NHS Blood and Transplant: an overview

NHSBT is an ‘arm's-length body’ to the NHS. It is classed as a ‘special health authority’ responsible for saving and improving lives by providing blood and supporting the provision of organs and...

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