Team Margot

09/10/2025

Please check to see if you can help take part:👇

Interview Study Recruitment: Help Us Improve Access to Stem Cell Transplant Treatment

Have you been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) or Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)? Are you a caregiver or healthcare professional supporting someone with AML or MDS?

We are currently recruiting participants for an interview study exploring access to the stem cell transplant (SCT) treatment—especially those from underserved communities. Your experiences could help shape future NHS policy and improve equity in care.

📌 The study focuses on the decision-making process around SCT for AML/MDS patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. We’re particularly keen to hear from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, whose voices are often underrepresented in research.

💬 Interviews are confidential, flexible, and can be conducted online or by phone. If you or someone you know might be interested, please reach out or share this post. Your story could help transform how care is delivered.

Contact Information
· 📞 Phone: 07379076690
· 📧 Email: [email protected]
· 🌐 Website: https://lnkd.in/dNfkVMXJ
· 🔗 Complete the form here:
o Patients: https://lnkd.in/dvFR3XGh
o Caregivers: https://lnkd.in/dgsUUNJ8
o HCPs: https://lnkd.in/dDRsbJgk



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🔍 Interview Study Recruitment: Help Us Improve Access to Stem Cell Transplant Treatment Have you been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) or Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)? Are you a caregiver or healthcare professional supporting someone with AML or MDS? We are currently recruiting part...

07/10/2025

Team Margot Donor Registration Day

Please read, watch & share: https://www.teammargot.com/team-margot-donor-registration-day-2/

Thank you.

Team Margot
Together, saving lives

20/09/2025

Today is World Marrow Donor Day, which is essentially about gratitude for the actions taken by others, for the greater good.

Please join me in thanking all those who have registered as a stem cell donor by telling someone how you feel about this & sharing this post.



Team Margot
Together, saving lives

04/09/2025

NHS Blood and Transplant moves towards more primary school education activity & adopts givingtohelpothers.org resources

Following the closure of the charity, Team Margot Foundation in December, we have been working towards finding a new “home” for the valuable educational resources Team Margot created, developed and hosted on givingtohelpothers.org

I’m delighted to share the news that NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have agreed to include some of these resources on their educational platform hub, beginning with an outreach campaign with all primary schools in Brixton, next week.

In a sense, it’s an obvious and natural handover of these resources, given that we initially launched givingtohelpothers.org in partnership with NHSBT back in October 2017.

We are particularly pleased because this shows positive progression by NHSBT towards more primary school education activity.

Aleisha Scott, NHSBT Marketing Manager, said of the forthcoming campaign:

“NHS Blood and Transplant is working in partnership with Lambeth Council and primary schools across Brixton to raise awareness of the impact of blood donation. As part of this work, we are offering schools use of the Team Margot key stage 1 learning resources to further support pupils understanding of donation and to inspire future generations of donors.”

In creating these resources, Team Margot’s intention was that by equipping teachers with engaging, relevant and appropriate resources and also the background information they needed to teach these subjects, we would work towards two of our desired outcomes, namely :

children grow up accepting donation as the norm, not the exception, and for more of them to become registered adult donors
children feel sufficiently empowered to influence their families and loved ones at home and elsewhere, regarding donation

The website, givingtohelpothers.org will close down later this month.

For more information, please contact me: [email protected]

Thank you for sharing.

Team Margot
Together, saving lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhuZRzfJnKQ

This assembly video has been designed for students aged 5-11 to introduce them to bone marrow and stem cell transplants and was launched on Monday 30 October...

13/08/2025

Happy birthday, Margot x

Were she still with us, Margot would have been celebrating her 13th birthday today. Though she is no longer with us, Margot remains our inspiration.

Below is a link to a few videos, in no particular order, that capture moments from Margot’s journey, her courageous appeal, and the remarkable work of Team Margot over the years. This is but a glimpse of the extraordinary legacy you have helped build and these videos can only begin to reflect the depth of your generosity, commitment, and love.

Thank you for standing with us, for keeping Margot’s memory alive and for continuing to champion this vital cause.

Happy birthday Margot.

We miss you x

https://www.teammargot.com/happy-13th-birthday-margot-x/

22/07/2025

CALLING ALL RUGBY LEAGUE FANS:
London Broncos v Bradford Bulls

Saturday 6th September 2025
Kick off 4pm (gates open 2pm)
Cherry Red Records Stadium
London SW17 0NR

In celebration of “Emilia’s Big Day” : seven-year-old Emilia, who overcame a life-threatening blood condition following a stem cell transplant.

Emilia will be the guest of honour, receiving the red carpet treatment, with players from both Broncos and Bradford Bulls greeting her before the game.

Regardless of whether you, your friends and family wish to attend, YOU CAN HELP WITH TICKET SALES.

“The Perfect 10” is a bundle of 10 tickets for the price of 9 (£180). These can be passed on to friends and family, or gifted back to help communities where parents may love to bring their children to the event but find the cost prohibitive.

Thank you for your support and for sharing.

🙏

17/07/2025

https://www.itv.com/watch/chasing-the-odds-a-journey-of-hope/10a7142a0001B

17/07/2025

‘Chasing the odds: a Journey of Hope’ is a new documentary – released on ITVx TODAY – which follows Peter McCleave on a trip to Macau in search of his stem cell donor match. I joined Peter in Macau for a few days, in a supporting role.

Much like my daughter Margot, Peter’s mixed heritage is the key difficulty in finding his “perfect” donor match.

Please watch and SHARE : https://www.itv.com/watch/chasing-the-odds-a-journey-of-hope/10a7142a0001B

Thank you.

Team Margot
Together, saving lives

17/07/2025

‘Chasing the odds: a Journey of Hope’ is a new documentary – released on ITVx TODAY – which follows Peter McCleave on a trip to Macau in search of his stem cell donor match. I joined Peter in Macau for a few days, in a supporting role.

Much like my daughter Margot, Peter’s mixed heritage is the key difficulty in finding his “perfect” donor match.

Please watch and SHARE link in bio 👆

Thank you.
Team Margot
Together, saving lives

25/06/2025

Some photographs from the ‘drop in event’ today - please see post below for a video teaser of the forthcoming documentary…👇

25/06/2025

I attended a ‘drop in’ event in Westminster today, working with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion

More than a dozen Parliamentarians attended to learn more about the need for more stem cell donors to join the register, especially those with a mixed heritage.

Six months ago, blood cancer patient, Pete McCleave went to Macau in search of his stem cell donor match. Pete’s unusual mix of Chinese, Portuguese and Irish is the key obstacle to finding his donor match.

Next month, ITVx will be publishing a documentary about Pete’s journey to Macau, in search of hope. I was privileged to join him for part of that trip, all of which was recorded as part of a documentary to be released next month.

Documentary maker and newsreader, Mel Barham also attended the drop in session, along with Dr Daniel McCloskey, Salmaan Dalvi Phd, Andrew Foster, James Mackay and Orin Lewis OBE in supporting roles.

Please watch the short trailer and share.

Thank you

Team Margot
Together, saving lives

HOW TO HELP
You can help by registering as a potential stem cell donor here: https://www.dkms.org.uk/register-now

It will cost you the time to perform a cheek swab and to complete a form.

And you might save a life.

09/05/2025

Last month, Daniel and I attended a National BAME Transplant Alliance (NBTA) meeting with the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR)...

To continue reading, please visit: https://www.teammargot.com/we-should-all-be-more-welsh/

Thank you.

Team Margot
Together, saving lives

note: The charity, Team Margot Foundation was wound down in December 2024, however Dr Daniel McCloskey & I continue to be advocates for donation and continue to actively campaign, much as we first began, simply as ‘Team Margot’.