Poole Blood Donor Centre

You can donate blood and platelets at our donor centre in Poole. If you need to speak to us, please call our donor helpline on 0300 123 23 23.

Donor centre address

Boots The Chemist 
The Dolphin Centre 
190-196 High Street 
Poole 
Dorset 
BH15 1SX

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Where to park

Dolphin Multi-Storey Car Park
Poole
BH15 1SZ

Please note, parking charges apply.

Find more parking information on the Dolphin Centre website

Accessibility

The donor centre is located inside Boots within the Dolphin Centre. There is a lift that takes you up to the 1st floor, very close to the donor centre. The entrance doors are non-automatic but staff will be happy to assist with opening .

An accessible toilet is available on-site.

For more information, see blood donors and disability.

Facilities

The following facilities are available at this donor centre:

Free Wi-Fi

Refreshments

Accessible toilet

You can find a 360 degree tour of the centre on Google Maps

Travelling to the donor centre

You can find the donor centre inside Boots, Dolphin Centre. Follow signs 'blood donor suite'.

If you are travelling by:

• bus: Poole Bus Station is next to the Dolphin Centre with it's own entrance.
• train: Poole station is a 3 minute walk away.
• bicycle: there are bike racks located in the pedestrianised street outside the shopping centre, but please be aware that this is not a secure bike parking facility.
• car: there is a multi-storey car park at the Dolphin Centre - please note, charges apply.

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Where to find us

Opening hours

The donor centre is open on weekdays, evenings and weekends, as follows:

• Monday - 8:30am - 5:30pm
• Tuesday - 8:30am - 5:30pm
• Wednesday - closed
• Thursday - 8:30am - 5:30pm
• Friday - 8:30am - 5:30pm
• Saturday - 8:30am - 5:30pm
• Sunday - 10:30am - 4pm

Please note, these hours may be different on bank holidays.

What you can donate

Blood

An appointment to give blood takes an hour, with the donation taking around 5-10 minutes.

Your blood could help someone in an emergency, help save the lives of mothers and babies during childbirth, or help to fight sickle cell.

Find out more about giving blood for the first time

Platelets

An appointment to give platelets takes around 2 hours, with the donation taking up to 90 minutes.

Your platelets could help someone combat cancer or recover from losing a lot of blood after an accident, organ transplant or surgery.

Find out more about platelet donation

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