Quiz

Are you aged between 17 and 66 years old or an existing donor under 72?

If you are aged 72 or older, have you successfully donated within the last two years?

Do you weigh over 50kg (7st 12lbs)?

If you’re a female under 20 years old, and you’re under 5ft6 or 10st 3lb (65kg) please click here.

If you are male, have you given blood in the past 12 weeks (limited to 4 donations a year)?

If you are female, have you given blood in the past 16 weeks (limited to 3 donations a year)?

Have you received a blood transfusion or transplanted material (whole blood, platelets or plasma) since 1st January 1980?

Have you ever been diagnosed with a serious illness?
e.g. cancer, HIV, heart condition, stroke, or epilepsy.

Will you have travelled outside the UK in the 12 months before your donation date?

You can check the countries you’ve visited here. If you have confirmed these places are acceptable, please select no to continue.

Were you born or have you lived outside the UK for 6 months or more?

If you have not donated in the last two years, are you taking any medication*?

If you have donated in the last two years, are there any new medication* or dosage changes you have not told us about?

*Excluding HRT or birth control

In the past 4 months have you had a needlestick or other injury or any treatment that involved piercing of the skin?

e.g. tattoo, piercing, acupuncture, complementary therapy.

Have you had a vaccination or immunisation within the last eight weeks*?

*Excluding flu vaccines, shingles and Covid-19.

Have you been pregnant in the last 6 months or are you pregnant now?

Have you had dental treatment in the last 7 days?

Are you waiting to see a doctor, dentist, or any type of healthcare person or awaiting results of investigations?

Have you had an endoscopy (also known as a flexible scope or magic eye) in the last 4 months?

Have you been in contact with anyone with an infectious disease in the last 4 weeks?

For contact with Hepatitis in the last 12 months please call for advice.

Have you ever had syphilis?

In the last 3 months have you had:

a) a new sexual partner?

b) a sexually transmitted disease?

c) Sex using stimulant drugs to enhance the sexual experience (excluding cannabis, alcohol and viagra)?