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Before you donate
Please read all the information provided here carefully before you donate blood, plasma or platelets.
Your donation
What happens when you volunteer to give blood to the Welsh Blood Service
Confirmatory typing
Blood sample confirmation for possible donor/patient stem cell match
Donating Bone Marrow
Answering some of the questions you may have about donating bone marrow to the Welsh Blood Service
Donating peripheral blood stem cells
Answering some of the questions you may have about donating stem cells to the Welsh Blood Service
Giving is in your blood
Your lifesaving blood donation card from the Welsh Blood Service.
Haemoglobin Anaemia and Iron
The Welsh Blood Service checks your levels before donating.
Diabetes Mellitus
Donating blood and its effect on the HbA1c blood test result for all types of diabetics
Safe donors, safe blood
Why the Welsh Blood Service asks some donors not to give blood
West Nile Virus
If you visit a WNV risk area between 1st May and 30th November extra guidelines will apply to you.
Hepatitis E Virus
As of 3rd April 2017 all blood donations collected by Welsh Blood Service are tested for HEV.
