Give blood

We urgently need you to give blood. The NHS needs 3 blood donations every minute to handle emergencies, childbirth, and critical treatments. Our current blood stocks are low, and your donation can save lives. Please book an appointment at one of our city centre locations today.

On average, every year, 250 blood donations a day are needed to help people affected by sickle cell. This Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we're calling on more people from Black heritage communities to become giving types and help save lives.

Plasma makes the lifesaving medicines that Gary and 17,000 others rely on. We need more giving types in Birmingham, Reading and Twickenham to donate plasma.

We always need new donors. Let us take you through the steps to becoming a blood donor and the process of getting that first appointment booked.

Sickle cell is more common in people of Black heritage. Donors of African and African Caribbean ethnicity are ten times more likely to have an important blood type used to treat the condition. Find out how you can help save the lives of people with sickle cell.

September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness month and we want to encourage more donors to switch to platelet donation. This is because 1 donation can help up to 12 children with cancer.