Blood Donation / Transfusion

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Patient UK

Has a leaflet on blood giving a brief overview of blood, blood cells and how they work.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Blood Transfusion Services

UK regional blood transfusion services for all you need to know about donating blood and what it is used for:

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Blood Safety Leaflet Information (England, Scotland and Wales)

Explanatory information for donors from the UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Service.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Blood Safety Leaflet Information (Northern Ireland)

Explanatory information for donors from the UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Service.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) NHS Choices

The government's patient information portal has leaflets on:

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Blood transfusion

Information from BUPA.


Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.


Checked: 12 May 2011

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