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A selfless student has travelled from Dundee to London during the Covid 19 (coronavirus) lockdown, to donate stem cells to a stranger in desperate need of a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant. 

A man from Scotland made a 1,200-mile round trip during lockdown to donate stem cells to a cancer patient. Rob Slight, travelled nearly 600 miles from his home in the Orkney Islands to Sheffield.

“I had pretty much forgotten that I was on the donor list as it had been a few years since signing up. The initial feeling was surprise followed by a determination to try and help whoever it is that I am matched with despite the pandemic.

Actor and Anthony Nolan Patron, Olivia Colman CBE, has revealed a belief she is ‘a terrible teacher’ as she adapts to lockdown.

Speaking on the blood cancer charity’s Instagram (@anthonynolancharity) with one of Anthony Nolan’s Ambassadors, journalist and TV presenter, Joe Crowley, the Oscar winning actor said she had been teaching her youngest child.

A new study will look at how patients, who receive stem cell transplants for blood cancers and blood disorders, react to COVID-19 infection during their recovery.

Announced by IMPACT, a partnership of organisations committed to improving the survival rates of stem cell transplant patients by increasing the number of clinical trials across the UK, the study will:

Actor and Anthony Nolan Patron, Olivia Colman CBE, will be taking over the charity’s Instagram account @anthonynolancharity - live - on Wednesday 20 May at 8pm.

Olivia will be joined by one of our Ambassadors, journalist and TV presenter, Joe Crowley. Together, they will talk about their personal connections to Anthony Nolan, how they're coping during lockdown, and the charity’s emergency response to the coronavirus outbreak.

There will be opportunities to ask Olivia and Joe questions.

The Trusted Information Creator Kitemark, the new UK quality mark for health information, has today been awarded to 11 health organisations including Anthony Nolan.

The PIF TICK was launched to replace the Information Standard kitemark. At a time when it can be difficult to find reliable sources of news and information, the PiF TICK is there to confirm that you are reading trustworthy health information.

Blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan is supporting NHS England’s help us, help you campaign and is encouraging people to make appointments with their GPs if they experience any signs or symptoms of cancer.

Anthony Nolan has joined the national effort to combat Covid-19, following a direct appeal by the UK Government.   

The charity has donated one of its two Tecan Freedom Evo robots, an automated liquid handling unit to help the Government scale up testing for the Covid-19 virus. 

Katy Jones on her way to collect stem cells

Charity workers have been battling the clock, travel restrictions and border closures to ensure lifesaving stem cells can be delivered to blood cancer patients who desperately need them to survive.

#SaveOurShahera urges the UK’s south Asian community to join the Anthony Nolan stem cell register

People adore two-year-old Shahera Khan. The toddler from Croydon, South West London, adores her older brother, five-year-old Amaan and loves playing with a toy kitchen.

The toy kitchen is at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Shahera has recently been diagnosed with a very rare immunodeficiency disorder. It’s a fault in her immune system and means Shahera is unable to produce enough white blood cells making her susceptible to infections.