Back in February 2022 I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Peter McCleave, founder of 10,000 Donors, a campaign to raise public awareness and promote sign up to the stem cell register. The more registered donors there are, the higher the likelihood is of a life-saving stem cell match being found for someone like Pete, who desperately needs it.

Having absolutely smashed the 10,000 target (the benchmark has now been set at 100,000!) I wanted to catch up with Pete, to find out how he's been doing and to get the lowdown on Gob For Good. This is Pete's newest initiative building on all the great work of 10,000 Donors to date and focused specifically on boosting the numbers of black and ethnic minority stem cell donors, to ensure there is equitable access to stem cell technology and in finding a possible match.

Pete and discussed:

· What's been happening since we last spoke in 2022

· Publicity and promotion, including celebrity endorsements, NHS ConfedExpo, and zombies (!)

· Living with blood cancer and how Pete has been feeling and coping, and also celebrating success

· Newcastle University Centre for Cancer's research, and establishment of a CAR T-cell therapy programme – why donations are so urgently needed

So, once again, please take a small amount of time out of your day to listen to this episode, SHARE this podcast and check out the 10,000 Donors and Gob For Good websites, to help raise awareness and support Pete in his mission.

Connecting with Peter McCleave:

Gob For Good

10,000 Donors website

Twitter

YouTube

Mentions in Podcast

Get the lowdown on Peter's journey to date and that of 10,000 Donors in his previous Business of Healthcare podcast episode here

We Delete Blood Cancer (DKMS) website

African Caribbean Leukaemia trust (ACLT) website

Newcastle University Centre for Cancer

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I'm Tara Humphrey and I'm the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I've worked with 11 Training Hubs and supported over 80 Primary Care Networks and 3 GP Federations. I understand and appreciate the complexity of healthcare and what it takes to deliver projects across multiple practices.

I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I'm also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 250 blogs.

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