NHS – Save lives today by donating your blood plasma

NHS Blood and Transplant is asking for men between the ages of 17 and 66 to consider donating their blood plasma. Plasma is used to make antibody-based medicines called immunoglobulins, for people with weak immune systems and a variety of other rare disorders. Thousands of patients rely on immunoglobulin medicines for short-term treatment or lifelong diseases.

Men are more likely to have the blood plasma volumes and larger vein sizes making them ideal donors. Donating plasma take about 45 minutes and is completely safe. During the process the plasma is filtered out of circulating blood by an apheresis machine and the red blood cells are returned to the donor. It is possible to donate as often as every two weeks and a maximum of 24 donations per year.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) will take donations at 14 donor centres around England, for an initial three months. The donor centre nearest is at Capitol Park in Barnsley with free parking.

To find out more about blood plasma donation click here 

To become a blood plasma donor, please call 0300 123 23 23.