NHS Blood and Transplant Special Health Authority

General Information Address: NHS Blood and Transplant Oak House Reeds Crescent WD24 4QN Watford Hertfordshire United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1923 486 800 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @NHSBT Web: http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk Chief Executive: Lynda Hamlyn Key Data Employees: 5,985 (2009-10) Overview NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a special health authority of the NHS. Established in October 2005, it is responsible for matching and allocating donated organs across the UK, and for blood supplies in England and north Wales. There are separate blood services for Scotland ( Scotblood ), Northern Ireland ( NIBTS ) and south and mid Wales ( Welsh Blood Service ). NHSBT's roles include: encouraging people to donate organs, blood and tissues, and optimising the safety of donations; helping to raise the quality, effectiveness and clinical outcomes of blood and transplant services; providing expert advice to other NHS organisations, the Department of Health, ministers, devolved administrations and health services in other countries; and commissioning and conducting research and development. This information is drawn from Kable Healthcare , a service for organisations selling to the NHS. The full profile also includes a detailed profile including major programmes and ICT landscape, other key staff with contact details. To subscribe please email [email protected] or call 020 3353 3000. If you work at this trust and want to discuss the content, please email [email protected] This article is published by Guardian Professional. Join the Guardian Healthcare Network to receive regular emails on NHS innovation.