The Donor

News and information for blood donors

With almost 5,000 donations needed every day, there’s never a shortage of remarkable stories emerging from the world of giving blood – be they from the research lab, the hospital bed, or the donor chair.

The Donor brings those stories to the fore: stories that may inspire you or make you laugh or cry, but should, more than anything, help you to feel proud of the amazing, compassionate, and generous thing you’re doing every time you donate.

Humans of Blood Donation

We receive so many wonderful and heart-warming stories from blood donors that we decided to turn them into a regular feature – Humans of Blood Donation.

Our latest contributor is Emma Ayres, who's been sharing the joys of blood donation (and tasty burgers) with her friends.

New hope for patients

Donors Catherine and Stephen, who recovered from COVID-19, are helping other patients

Rare blood: the facts

What does it mean to have a rare blood? For a selcted few, their blood group is one in a million

Journey of blood – after you donate

5,000 donations are processed at our three manufacturing sites across the country every day

The life-changing power of exchange transfusions

Chanel Taylor thanks all donors. She can now spend more time with her daughter as exchange transfusions changed her life

Josh's incredible survival story

Josh Boggi is a former blood donor who needed an emergency blood transfusion himself after a serious cycling accident in Spain

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John's 20 in 21 platelet challenge

How one platelet donor is doing his best to finish an important challenge donating platelets 20 times at 20 different donor centres

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