NHS Blood and Transplant


We help people do something extraordinary - donate blood, organs, tissues or stem cells to save someone in need

What you can donate

Could you donate blood, plasma, platelets, organs, stem cells or tissue?

Become a donor

Support us

Find out how to be a partner or a campaigner.

How you can help

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Have you donated or received blood or organs?

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Pioneering research

Find out how our world-class research is improving patient outcomes.

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Specialist services

Diagnostic and therapeutic services provide vital support for blood transfusion, organ and stem cell transplantation.

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Performance and strategy

See how we're working to increase blood and organ donation.

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How we help

Our service is vital for those needing transfusions and transplants. We're working hard to save and transform lives in the UK and beyond.

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How we are working with the Infected Blood Inquiry

Find out how we're supporting the Infected Blood Inquiry with its search for truth and justice for all those whose lives have been so tragically affected.

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Our response to the Government's 10 Year Health Plan

Read about what we would like to see covered in the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan.

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Partnership opportunities

Could you help us to reach a wider audience, encourage more donors and save more lives?

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Take a look back at our history

Read about pioneering discoveries in donation, transfusion and transplantation, and watch vintage donor recruitment films.

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What happens after you give blood?

Take a video tour of our blood centre in Filton to see the testing and manufacturing process in action.

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Latest news

Blood donors genotyped on large scale for first time in major step towards personalised, precision-matched transfusion

Tens of thousands of blood donors have had their blood types DNA tested in a UK first, in a groundbreaking step towards personalised, precision-matched blood.

23 July 2025

National blood shortage alert to be stood down from 21 July following amazing response from donors and hospitals

The NHS has today written to hospitals to stand down its amber alert on blood stocks from 21 July after almost a year, thanks to a phenomenal response from donors during National Blood Week and fantastic support from hospitals.

18 July 2025

Colleagues pay heartfelt tribute to victims and heroes of 7/7 bombings

07 July 2025

NHS Blood and Transplant teams up with Marvel Television’s Ironheart to inspire a new generation of Black heritage blood donors

04 July 2025

Vitamin D supplements unlikely to increase iron levels in older people

03 July 2025