Component Donation
Component donation is a specialised way of donating using a cell separator machine. These machines separate the blood into all its various components: platelets, red cells, plasma & white cells. We take out just what we need and put back into your body what we don’t. Because the large majority of blood components are returned, the donor can safely donate more frequently than every 16 weeks. In some cases, this can be every two weeks.
A component donation is very important as this allows us to collect individual parts of the blood as and when we need them most. If there is a need for platelets we can quickly ask platelet donors to come into one of our blood donation suites to donate. There we can collect platelets to meet the required demand. In fact, sometimes a donor will donate for a specific patient’s planned treatment.
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. more information.
Platelet donations are often life-saving. Have you given blood before? You may be able to donate platelets. more information.
Tissue donation gives many families the option of making a difference to others. more information.
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 information.
