BAME Organ donation patients disproportionally affected by impact of COVID
NBTA welcomes the publication of the 2019/20 Organ Transplant Activities report by NHS Blood and Transplant. COVID-19 has had a...
NHSBT Community Investment Scheme Year Progress Report
Organisations representing a diverse range of faiths and communities in England and Wales joined a campaign to address the urgent...
JHOD Newsletter May 2020
The Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Steering Group (JHOD) have published their most recent newsletter alongside an updated leaflet and...
Coronavirus (COVID19) information
People who have undergone an organ transplant, and people who have a weakened immune system are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus,...
New Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Steering Group (JHOD) newsletter
The Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Steering Group (JHOD) have published their most recent newsletter. It covers: Plans and funded...
Living Transplant Initiative - final report published
The Living Transplant Initiative report is the outcome of work done by a number of BAME community groups and hospitals...
Organ donation law is changing
From spring 2020, organ donation in England will move to an 'opt out' system. You may also hear it referred to...
Organ donation: a conversation with young people
Year 10 and Year 12 students at Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School (QEGS) in Barnet were informed about the change in...
Highest ever numbers of organ donors and recipients from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities last year, but more still needed
More black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic people are donating organs than ever before, but too many donation opportunities are...
Organ Donation Week: Stories from BAME families
This week is Organ Donation week. NBTA is using this time to highlight the continued needs of black, asian, mixed...
Latest JHOD Newsletter
The Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Steering Group (JHOD) has published their latest newsletter. Among the news and content are...
Radio 4 Programme on The Black Blood Donor Crisis
BBC Radio 4 broadcast a programme on 'The Black Blood Donor Crisis' earlier this week. The programme looks at some...
NBTA July Newsletter
July 2019 NBTA Newsletter Welcome to this the first NBTA newsletter. NBTA is the national coordinating voice for agencies working...
The coordinating voice for BAME transplant donation
The NBTA brings together people, passion and resources to address the barriers faced by those from a black, Asian, mixed...
Ending the silent crisis
The scale of the donation crisis in BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) communities is growing, despite ongoing activities to...
NBTA response to NHSBT 2017-18 report
The National Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Transplant Alliance (NBTA) welcomes this supplementary report (from the annual Organ Donation and...
Making possible a gift of life
Living Organ Donation and Transplantation for Hindu Communities. Every organ donation carries a life-changing story for those involved. In the...
Why are live donor transplants going down?
There are two ways in which organs can be donated; one is donation after death and the other is live...
How BAME patients, carers and family members can be involved in campaigns
The NBTA has recently published guidance on how Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic patients, carers and family members can be...
Organ, stem cell and blood donation in Pakistani Muslims
Prioritising existing donors to receive organs would boost donation from ethnic minorities. There is an incongruity among ethnic minorities between...