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While most donated blood is used clinically, your donation could also be used to save lives in less direct ways, such as the training of police sniffer dogs.

Seventy-five years ago, on the 26th September 1946, the Ministry of Health took control of Britain’s blood banks, launching the National Blood Transfusion Service.

Two-year-old Evie has received eight blood transfusions and nine platelet transfusions along with chemotherapy to treat neuroblastoma. Her mum Kelly tells their story.

Cianna, 13, has sickle cell and she has so far needed three blood transfusions. Her mum, Haley, shares her daughter’s story.

It’s usually discarded, but the special qualities of umbilical cord blood can give hope to patients with serious conditions.

Mum, Lucy, required a life-saving blood transfusion after complications during an emergency c-section.

Ten years ago, Sanjiv, now 60, anonymously donated a kidney to someone on the national transplant waiting list.

One of the key functions of blood is transport.

If you’ve donated since March 2021 at one of our many venues, there’s a chance you’ve already experienced our new IT system first-hand.

Plasma makes up most of our blood. It’s the fluid that carries everything around the body, including antibodies which help fight bacterial and viral infections.