NHS Cord Blood Bank

Cord blood is rich in stem cells and can be used to treat patients who are suffering from life threatening diseases, including:

• Malignancies - a cancer of the blood, e.g. Leukaemia, lymphoma
• Bone marrow failure - when bone marrow doesn't produce the cells it should
• Haemoglobinopathies - a blood disorder e.g. Sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia
• Immunodeficiencies - when the immune system doesn't work properly
• Metabolic disorders - which affect the breakdown of waste products in the body.

Thanks to scientific research in this field, we are constantly discovering more and more diseases and conditions that can be successfully treated with stem cells found in cord blood.

For the transplant to be a success, stem cells taken from the cord blood must match the patient's tissue type as closely as possible. So, for patients to have the best chance of a 'match' we need to store as many cord blood donations as possible, and we can't do this without you.