Close up of nurse adjusting blood bag of male donor at blood donation center or hospital

Blood under pressure

UNISON talks to Bev Easton, a rep at the NHS Blood and Transplant service, about the pressures facing one of the UK’s most vital services

Behind the headlines, Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Organ donation week: what we all need to know

Organ donation week is now on and runs until Sunday 8 September and a change in the law will affect us all

The last gift: working with organ donors

UNISON members Michelle and Rachel are hoping a new law will help the thousands of people in desperate need of an organ transplant

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

The last gift: working with organ donors

UNISON members Michelle and Rachel are hoping a new law will help the thousands of people in desperate need of an organ transplant

N tice nything missing?

At UNISON we know how vital blood donation is, which is why we’ve been taking part in the #missingtype campaign

Don’t just give something up for new year – give blood

The NHS Blood and Transplant service needs new donors – particularly if they are young, Black or of South Asia origin