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NHS Blood and Transplant


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

Discover what we do

We manage NHS blood donation services in England and transplant services across the UK. Read more about what we do.

Donate plasma

We urgently need more men who have had coronavirus, or the symptoms of it, to volunteer to donate plasma.

Your higher antibody levels could save lives.

Can you become a plasma donor?

English organ donation law has changed

You still have a choice whether or not you wish to become a donor.

Coronavirus update

Discover how our teams and services are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

What you can donate

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

Become a donor

Support us

Find out how to be a partner or a campaigner.

How you can help

Tell your story

Have you donated or received blood or organs?

Get in touch

Pioneering research

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

Explore our research

Specialist services

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

See how they help

Performance and strategy

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

View our strategies

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.

Find out more

Patient and donor stories

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

Read stories

Partnership opportunities

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

Find out more

Take a look back at our history

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

Find out more

Donating plasma with Hal Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden is urging more men who have had COVID-19 to sign up and donate convalescent plasma.

Watch the video

Latest news

Consent rates strong six months on from introduction of Max and Keira’s Law

Friday 20 November marks six months since Max and Keira’s Law (Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2020) came into effect in England and saw the country shift to an ‘opt out’ system for organ donation.

20 November 2020

Wasps player donates at Coventry’s new Ricoh Arena donor centre for COVID-19 plasma trial

NHS Blood and Transplant has opened the doors of its new plasma donation centre at Ricoh Arena in Coventry, and has issued an urgent call to anyone who has had COVID-19 to register as a donor.

18 November 2020

Hindu and Jain communities spread light through Diwali arts competition

13 November 2020

UK awards for excellence in organ and tissue donation and transplantation

11 November 2020

Coronavirus update

05 October 2020