Give bloodyou can call us on0300 123 23 23medicareblood and transplantnews & mediagiving blooddonor informationamazing storiessession finderpatient informationabout bloodyou we here homegring blood > why give bloodshare f8why give blood? donated blood is a lifeline for many people needing long-term treatments, not just in emergencies. your blood's main components: red cells, plasma and platelets are vital for many different usesregister as ablood donorred cells, plasma and plateletsonline remindersred cells are used predominantly in treatments for cancer and blood diseases, as well as fortreating anaemia and in surgeries for transplants and burns. plasma provides proteins, nutrientsand a clotting agent that is vital to stop bleeding - it is the most versatile component of your blood. platelets are tiny cells used to patients at a high risk of bleeding. they also contribute to therepair of damaged body tissuekeep track of your donorrecognitionfind out more about blood components red cross blooddonation cut costs> read about giving a component donationfind out moreshort shelf-lifesave livesregister as a blood donormaintaining a regular supply of blood to all the people who need it is not easy. blood componentshave a short shelf life and predicting demand can de difficult by giving blood, every donor iscontributing to a nation-wide challenge to provide life-saving products whenever and wherever theyare neededfind out how givingblood saves livesred cells - up to 35 daysplasma - up to one yearplatelets - up to seven days> view current blood stocksbalancing blood typesmike, 34nisa, 30luke, 15ever since a national blood service was first created in 1946, we have relied on the generosity ofblood donors not only to maintain stock levels for all our hospitals, but to provide the necessaryrange of eight blood types. we are indebted to our regular donors for their role in us to savelivesdid you know? over25%we sometimes need to target specific blood types to increase stock levels. this is particularly trueof o rh negative blood, which is rare but essential because it is the only blood type that can begiven to anyone, regardless of their blood type donors with the blood group b rh negative aremore often found in black and south asian minority ethnic communities. because only 2 per cent ofthe population have this blood group, we often appeal for more b-donors. of us require bloodat least once in our* exitaexit< back< backnext > next >