A positive blood type
Your blood type is determined by genes inherited from your parents.
Whether your blood type is rare, common or somewhere in between, your donations are vital in helping save and improve lives.
You can register online to give blood.
How rare is A positive blood?
1 in 3 donors is A positive
Around 30% of donors have A positive blood, making it the second most common blood type after O positive (36%).
Who can receive A positive blood?
A positive and AB positive people
What blood can A positive people receive?
Groups A and O
People with A positive blood can receive donations from:
- A positive donors
- A negative donors
- O negative donors
- O positive donors
Why is A positive blood important?
It's always in demand
A positive makes up almost a third of requests for blood from hospitals so we need to maintain a regular supply.
Platelets from A positive donors are also important. Last year more A positive platelets were issued to hospitals than any other blood type.
Platelets can help people with cancer and people who’ve lost a lot of blood after an accident, organ transplant or surgery. Find out more about platelet donation
If you live in Birmingham, Reading or Twickenham, we need A positive donors to donate plasma. Plasma can be made into medicines that treat over 50 diseases. Find out more about plasma donation