Amy McMahon

Blood donor health researcher at University of Cambridge. Views are my own

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

STRIDES, the most comprehensive randomised controlled trial ever to evaluate strategies to prevent faints in whole blood donors, suggest standard practices may not benefit from additional interventions. Thank you @NIHRresearch @NHSBT and all who took part https://t.co/IsDDYSEVa3

[Eva-Maria Merz @evamaria_merz]

📢Job offer🩸
Interested in exciting research about giving, altruism, blood donation and collaboration with great colleagues Eamonn Ferguson and @barbaramasser and relevant stakeholders @DonorHealthBTRU? Consider applying for this unique opportunity!
https://t.co/ADJOHG6fHf

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

👉 Interested in improving the health of blood donors? We're look for a scientist w/ skills in epidemiology & a strong quantitative background in health data science. Great opp to work w/ lots of interesting data for the benefit of @NHSBT_RD https://t.co/IgcvF9i5gF

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

📣 Deadline Sun (19th) 📣 to work with scientists at Cambridge, Nottingham, Oxford, Queensland, @NHSBT and @lifebloodau. If you're a biostatistician or epidemiologist interested in blood donor health and wellbeing, apply now! https://t.co/0eE8HfT7kZ @NHSEngland @NHSuk

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

On #WorldBloodDonorDay we thank👏our blood donors who generously donate for research and to save lives. The results from our INTERVAL trial underpin @NHSBT's policy of a max donation frequency of every 12 and 16 weeks for men and women, respectively. https://t.co/QDyO0iOKcu #WBDD

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

Today is #WorldBloodDonorDay! Every few seconds, someone, somewhere needs blood.

Thank you to everyone who donates. ❤

We're delighted that more people than ever will now be able to save lives by giving blood as new eligibility rules come into effect. https://t.co/VKerY6XbSc

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

Videos about our research are available here: https://t.co/MlVWKgUXpK or why not visit our website to read more about our research and to find out ways to get involved: https://t.co/X0E933mZMH #WorldBloodDonorDay

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

STRIDES, our current study, is testing ways to improve the blood donation process. It recently reached the milestone of recruiting a million donors: https://t.co/ry0TRUOZDC

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

INTERVAL showed that more frequent donation was more likely to deplete donors’ iron stores. COMPARE, the largest ever diagnostic accuracy study in blood donation, compared methods for testing haemoglobin levels and resulted in process changes at @NHSBT: https://t.co/rLU3XNl0dY

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

INTERVAL was the first-ever trial to examine the frequency of blood donation on donor health & the blood supply. The most frequent interval resulted in more blood being donated & more frequent donation didn't have any major negative effects for donors. https://t.co/OcQCGEHCYB

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

We've been working to improve blood donor health for +10 years. Our research would not be possible w/o the generous participation of blood donors—giving samples & data, sitting on committees, providing feedback or spreading the word about our work. Thank you! #WorldBloodDonorDay

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

Blood donation rules are changing from Monday!

All donors will be asked the same gender-neutral questions when they come to give blood. We're excited to move to a more inclusive process where more people than ever will be able to save lives. ❤️

[Amy McMahon @Amy_McM3]

So happy for everyone involved in this huge study incl. @DonorHealthBTRU, @NHSBT_RD, @NIHRBioResource and most importantly all blood donors! What an achievement!! Feeling proud that I get to be involved and coordinate the study 😊

[NHSBT R&D @NHSBT_RD]

STRIDES STUDY REACHES MILLION-DONOR MILESTONE🩸 STRategies to Improve Donor ExperienceS (#STRIDES) study is considering the effect of different interventions on the blood donation experience. Find out more here: https://t.co/yQqtOp2lvV @NHSBT @NIHRresearch & @Cambridge_Uni

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

Results from our COMPARE Study have influenced @NHSBT practice and improved donor health, all thanks to our amazing blood donors! @HarvPH @roxy_stirling @AshToye_Bristol @redcellsara @Amy_McM3 @NHSBT_RD @7davidroberts #NIHRresearch

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

Delighted to announce publication of the COMPARE study results! This is the largest study reporting head‐to‐head comparisons of four methods to measure haemoglobin prior to blood donation & the results have had direct translational implications for @NHSBT: https://t.co/uKWp1x2eID

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

Check out the latest INTERVAL Study newsletter: https://t.co/xvGmJ1Q6ji Updates on the TRACK-COVID study and using health record data; and an introduction to a simple-to-use DNA test for determining exact blood type. @BTRUinStemCells @NHSBT_RD

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

Pre-pandemic samples from our COMPARE Study contributed to this important work - thank you to our blood donors for making this research possible. @BTRU_ODT @BTRUinStemCells @AshToye_Bristol @NHSBT_RD @CambridgeBRC

[Emanuele @Di_Angelantonio]

Accuracy of UK Rapid Test Consortium (UK-RTC) “AbC-19 Rapid Test” for detection of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in key workers: test accuracy study https://t.co/qQ6SXIrPR0

[Sky News @SkyNews]

The NHS is partnering with Facebook to enlist new blood donors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ahead of a potential second wave of COVID-19 https://t.co/8m5UEUYYXf

[NIHR BTRU in Donor Health and Behaviour @DonorHealthBTRU]

Sunday is World Blood Donor Day! Thank you to all the blood donors who give for life-saving and research purposes: https://t.co/0u0cZGz0Up @GiveBloodNHS @NHSBT_RD @HarvPH @roxy_stirling