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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Patient and donor stories

Amazing real life stories from the people affected by blood and organ donation.

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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

NHS and Government take steps to boost Organ donation registrations

Plans announced to introduce organ donation registration option to passport applications.

22 September 2023

NHS will get better blood and organ matching data from Our Future Health partnership

Donors are being invited to give a blood sample to Our Future Health, which aims to transform the prevention, detection and treatment of conditions such as dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

19 July 2023

Organ donation and transplant rates continue to recover, but opportunities for transplant still being missed

12 July 2023

Ban lifted on use of UK plasma to manufacture life-saving albumin treatments

26 June 2023

Black heritage donors giving blood in record numbers

12 June 2023