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 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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Sharing organ transplant patient information

We have learnt information being shared with hospitals about organ transplant patients was unencrypted.

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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

£600,000 to help address urgent need for more Black and Asian donors

New funding is now available for charities and community groups, marking an ongoing commitment to reduce health inequalities for individuals requiring life-saving transplants or regular blood transfusions.

28 October 2026

NHS opens largest ever donor centre as first site to collect blood, plasma and platelets under one roof

The largest donor centre in England has opened its doors in Reading and is the first in the country where people can donate blood, plasma and platelets under one roof.

21 October 2026

NHSBT’s Rebecca Cardigan made an affiliated professor at the Department of Haematology at the University of Cambridge

14 October 2026

NHS Blood and Transplant’s specialist therapeutic apheresis and cell processing capabilities are supporting the production of DCVax®-L

09 October 2026

‘Turn Yr Wyddfa Pink’ walk for Organ Donation

24 September 2026