NHS Blood and Transplant


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

We'd like to hear from patients, donors and donor families through our patient and donor engagement surveys. Tell us about your experience before 10 August 2026 and help us shape the future of NHSBT.

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 supported the Infected Blood Inquiry

Find out how we supported 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

First UK patient given pioneering cancer vaccine for most common lung cancer

NHS Blood and Transplant is playing a vital role in a pioneering cancer vaccine for the most common type of lung cancer.

07 August 2026

NHSBT funds and supports organisations driving trials to help stem cell transplant recipients

Stem cell transplantation is an increasingly important treatment for many patients with blood cancer. While they give a second chance of life to thousands of people a year in the UK, sadly fewer than half of patients will survive for 5 years.

20 July 2026

Approval for UK plasma to be used for further life-saving medicines

16 July 2026

'Seminal moment’ - first organ transplanted in programme to increase transplants by nearly 20% a year

06 July 2026

NHS and military join forces to develop battlefield transfusion in era of drone warfare

29 June 2026