Who you could help

Your blood saves lives. Your blood donation is an amazing gift to people who need it in an emergency or for ongoing medical treatment. 

We need nearly 5,000 people to give blood every day to meet the needs of hospitals and patients. We specifically need new Black donors to provide blood donations for Black patients with sickle cell disease. They need life-saving blood from Black donors, which provides the closest match to their own. Find out how donated blood is used.

Real life stories

The amazing stories below show just how giving blood helps to save lives.

Sebastian

Sebastian is receiving blood and platelets while he undergoes treatment for bladder cancer.

Siohbon

Without the gift of blood donated by blood donors, Siohbon’s two beautiful children wouldn’t have their mum.

Paul

Paul needed blood as a newborn baby or he wouldn’t have survived.