England and North Wales
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus (WNV) is a flavivirus, similar to Dengue, which causes a wide spectrum of infection and is spread by mosquitos.
This year there will be a change to the guideline in regards to West Nile Virus; donors will no longer be asked to wait 4 weeks from their return from a West Nile Virus area. If you have visited between 1st May and 30th November - You may attend a blood donor session as long as you have not been diagnosed with West Nile Virus and have not been unwell whilst abroad or since you returned from the country visited. Please mention your visit to the staff at the session. If you have been unwell or diagnosed with West Nile Virus then please call us on 0300 123 23 23.
Save more lives
Join the organ donor register
Donate platelets
The British Bone Marrow Registry
Donate tissues
Donate cord blood
Every year the lives of thousands of people are saved or transformed through organ transplantation. Join the register.
Platelet donations are often life-saving. Have you given blood before? You may be able to donate platelets. More about Platelet Donation.
The British Bone Marrow Registry is a division of NHS Blood and Transplant. More about the BBMR.
Tissue donation gives many families the option of making a difference to others. More about Tissue Donation.
In creating one life why not save another? Are you pregnant and live in North London? You may be able to donate cord blood. More about Cord Blood Donation.
You can call us on
0300 123 23 23
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Alternatively we can call you Minicom 0845 730 0106
Alternatively we can call you Minicom 0845 730 0106
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