If I had a condition that would benefit from a cord blood stem cell transplant, couldn’t I simply get units provided by the NHS?
Only if there was a matched unit available and there is an acknowledged shortage of transplant cord blood units for transplant. By creating another source of cord blood units, Virgin Health Bank is increasing the likelihood of people finding a suitable match. And if regenerative medicine advances as predicted, people may also need access to their own, stored umbilical cord stem cells.
