NHS Blood and Transplant partnered with Moriyama to migrate their organ donation website to Umbraco, driven by new legislation for donor opt-ins.

NHS Blood and Transplant approached Moriyama for a crucial project: the migration of their organ donation website to Umbraco, with a firm deadline tied to new legislation for donor opt-ins. The website, vital to NHS services, had to be reliable, scalable, and ready for increased traffic during national media campaigns. Moriyama’s deep expertise in Umbraco development and scalable infrastructure made them the perfect partner for this high-stakes initiative.

The Challenge

The main challenge was to migrate the organ donation website to Umbraco while ensuring that the system could handle the surge of traffic expected due to the national campaigns and the new legislation around organ donation. Additionally, the platform needed to be scalable and follow best practices for development, while working within a tight timeline for the legislative deadline.

Why Moriyama?

NHS Blood and Transplant selected Moriyama for their expertise in Umbraco development, consultancy, and the ability to deliver highly scalable systems. Having a track record of creating robust digital solutions for organisations facing high user traffic, Moriyama was trusted to handle this critical migration with efficiency and precision.

Our Approach

Moriyama partnered closely with NHS Blood and Transplant to form a combined agile team, which helped break the project into manageable sprints. This allowed for iterative development, ensuring that the core features of the organ donation website would be ready for launch within the fixed deadline.

To handle the anticipated spikes in traffic, Moriyama designed and implemented a scalable Azure infrastructure. This ensured the website could seamlessly cope with demand during media campaigns. Additionally, version control and continuous integration were set up to ensure smooth, ongoing updates to the site. Extensive load testing was conducted to validate the platform’s ability to handle the heavy traffic expected.

Testimonial

Partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant on their organ donation website migration was a rewarding challenge. By leveraging our expertise in Umbraco development and scalable cloud solutions, we were able to deliver a robust platform that not only met critical deadlines but also provided the infrastructure to handle major traffic surges during media campaigns. The collaboration with NHSBT’s team was seamless, and together we ensured the website was prepared to support their life-saving work.

Jenny Bradshaw

Managing Partner, Moriyama

The Outcome

Moriyama successfully delivered the new organ donation website on time, ensuring the site was fully scalable and capable of handling high traffic volumes. The collaborative approach led to a high-quality minimum viable product (MVP), launched seamlessly within the tight legislative deadline. The project has enhanced the capacity of NHS Blood and Transplant’s digital services, supporting their mission to save and improve lives.

About 

NHS Blood and Transplant is a dedicated NHS service working to save and improve lives. Responsible for managing blood donation, organ donation, and transplantation across the UK, NHS Blood and Transplant ensures that the right services and resources are available to those who need them. They provide life-saving transplants and maintain a robust blood supply to hospitals nationwide.