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Blood donor selection criteria: Men who have sex with men (1)
Men who last had oral or anal sex with another man more than three months ago are able to give blood if they meet the other blood donor selection criteria. This publication addresses how blood donation criteria affects sexually active men who have sex with men.
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Bruising: Advice for donors
Bruising is a recognised complication of giving blood, although for most affected donors, it is not serious and clears up over a few days. This leaflet tells you how to help prevent bruising, and what to do if you bruise after giving blood.
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Coping with stress after a major incident
You may find this leaflet helpful if you have been involved in or affected by a traumatic incident. It provides information on how you may feel in the days and months ahead, and helps understand and have more control of your experience. This publication is intended for adults. Please see our publications page for a separate leaflet to assist with children.
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Coping with stress after a major incident (additional information to assist with children)
You may find this leaflet helpful if a child you know has been involved in or affected by a traumatic incident. It provides information on how you may feel in the days and months ahead, and helps understand and have more control of your experience.
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Corporate welcome pack
Our corporate welcome pack gives you information on organising giving blood with your workmates. This can be part of a corporate appointment at your regional donor centre or local community session.
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Data protection notice
Our data protection notice is a guide to tell you more about the way we collect, store and use personal information about you following your registration as a blood donor. It also tells you what your rights are under data protection law; how you can request to see your information; and what to do if you have any concerns about our management of personal data.
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Donor health check form (sample)
Every blood donor has to fill in a form giving information about themselves and their medical history each time they come to give blood. This sample leaflet shows you what the form looks like and the questions asked, but is watermarked, and cannot be used.
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Fainting: Advice for donors
Occasionally a donor feels sick or dizzy after giving blood, and on rare occasions they may actually faint. This leaflet tells you what to do if you feel faint while giving blood, and how to help prevent it happening.
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FAIR Equality Impact Assessment
The FAIR equality impact assessment records the processes designed to ensure that the FAIR process does not unlawfully discriminate against any protected characteristic.
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FAIR Position statement
The aim of the FAIR steering group is to explore if a more individualised risk assessment approach to blood donor selection policy is possible while ensuring the safe supply of blood to patients. This leaflet goes into greater detail about current deferrals and how individualised assessments might work.